A computational model for macroscale simulations of moving contact lines

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• Yi Sui, Queen Mary University of London
• Thursday 26 February 2015, 12:00-13:00
• Open Plan Area, BP Institute, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ.

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Flows involving moving contact lines (MCLs) are widely found in nature and industry. A major challenge in modelling MCLs is that the conventional hydrodynamic theory combined with a no-slip boundary condition at the wall leads to a non-integrable stress singularity at the contact line. In this seminar I will first review the major theoretical models and computational methods for moving contact lines, and the main associated challenges. Then I will introduce a recent computational model for practical simulations of moving contact lines. The model borrows the idea from the large eddy simulation in turbulence modeling; it resolves the macroscale flows only while model the effect of MCLs using modified hydrodynamic theories.

This talk is part of the Seminars for the Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (formerly BP Institute) series.

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