Capturing thin structures in VOF simulations with two-plane reconstruction

Han, Austin; Chiodi, Robert; Desjardins, Olivier

doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113453

Title: Capturing thin structures in VOF simulations with two-plane reconstruction

Journal Article · 23 September 2024 · Journal of Computational Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2024.113453 · OSTI ID:2447959

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^[2]; Desjardins, Olivier ^[1]

Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A novel interface reconstruction strategy for volume of fluid (VOF) methods is introduced that represents the liquid-gas interface as two planes that co-exist within a single computational cell. In comparison to the piecewise linear interface calculation (PLIC), this new algorithm greatly improves the accuracy of the reconstruction, in particular when dealing with thin structures such as films. The placement of the two planes requires the solution of a non-linear optimization problem in six dimensions, which has the potential to be overly expensive. Further, an efficient solution to this optimization problem is presented here that exploits two key ideas: an algorithm for extracting multiple plane orientations from transported surface data, and an efficient and mass-conserving distance-finding algorithm that accounts for two planes with arbitrary orientation. Additionally, a simple and robust strategy is presented to accurately represent the surface tension forces produced at the interface of subgrid-thickness films. The performance of this new VOF reconstruction is demonstrated on several test cases that illustrate the capability to handle arbitrarily thin films.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2447959

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--24-23725

Journal Information:: Journal of Computational Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Computational Physics Vol. 519; ISSN 0021-9991

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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