Application of finite volume particle method for axisymmetric modeling of droplet formation in dripping and Rayleigh regimes

•An axisymmetric model in the finite volume particle method is proposed.•The method is validated for 3D cases with good agreement with existing data.•The results demonstrate the accuracy of the surface tension model in the FVPM. An axisymmetric model has been developed in the finite volume particle...

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Published in:Computers & fluids 2022-03, Vol.236, p.105321, Article 105321
Main Authors: Moghimi, Mohsen H., Quinlan, Nathan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Axisymmetric
Breakup
Capillary instability
Capillary tubes
Cylindrical coordinates
Disintegration
Dripping
Droplets
Exact solutions
Finite element method
Finite volume method
Finite volume particle method
Jet breakup
Liquid flow
Meshless
Meshless methods
Smooth particle hydrodynamics
Stability analysis
Surface stability
Surface tension
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Summary:•An axisymmetric model in the finite volume particle method is proposed.•The method is validated for 3D cases with good agreement with existing data.•The results demonstrate the accuracy of the surface tension model in the FVPM. An axisymmetric model has been developed in the finite volume particle method (FVPM). FVPM is a conservative, consistent, meshless particle method that incorporates properties of both smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and the mesh-based finite volume method (FVM). The surface tension effect amplifies capillary instability which is the main mechanism in dripping and jet disintegration. The simulations are performed in 2D cylindrical coordinates by only considering the liquid flow (one phase). The model is validated for free liquid droplet evolved from cylindrical state, dripping from a capillary tube, Rayleigh instability of capillary liquid cylinder columns, and Rayleigh breakup of viscous jets. The FVPM-predicted pressure and oscillating period are in good agreement with theoretical solution for a free droplet. The FVPM-computed dripping length shows good consistency with provided experimental data in literature. The predicted growth rate of capillary instability is in good agreement with analytical solutions for flows with different orders of Ohnesorge numbers. The numerical breakup length of jet with Weber numbers between 2.5 and 40 has been determined with good accuracy based on analytical experimental solution.
ISSN:0045-7930
1879-0747
DOI:10.1016/j.compfluid.2022.105321