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Finite element simulation of temperature dependent free surface flowsThe method of Engelman and Sani (1984) for a finite-element simulation of incompressible surface flows with a free and/or moving fluid interface, such as encountered in crystal growth and coating and polymer technology, is extended to temperature-dependent flows, including the effect of temperature-dependent surface tension. The basic algorithm of Saito and Scriven (1981) and Ruschak (1980) has been generalized and implemented in a robust and versatile finite-element code that can be employed with relative ease for the simulation of free-surface problems in complex geometries. As a result, the costly dependence on the Newton-Raphson algorithm has been eliminated by replacing it with a quasi-Newton iterative method, which nearly retains the superior convergence properties of the Newton-Raphson method.
Document ID
19860062274
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Engelman, M. S.
(Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, United States)
Sani, R. L.
(Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences; Colorado, University Boulder, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
86A47012
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DAAG29-82-C-0010
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG3-493
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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