We show that a non-physical velocity may appear in the numerical computation of the ยฏow of an incompressible ยฏuid subjected to external forces. A distorted mesh and the use of a numerical method which does not rigorously ensure the incompressibility condition turn out to be responsible for this phen
On spurious velocities in incompressible flow problems with interfaces
โ Scribed by Sashikumaar Ganesan; Gunar Matthies; Lutz Tobiska
- Book ID
- 104013326
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 405 KB
- Volume
- 196
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0045-7825
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โฆ Synopsis
We show that a non-physical velocity may appear in the finite element calculation of incompressible two-phase flows subjected to an external local force. There are different sources responsible for this phenomenon: approximation of the incompressibility constraint, the interface, and the local external force. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this non-physical velocity does not vanish with the expected order of convergence. We evaluate different concepts and give recommendations for a proper handling of this phenomenon.
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