Research Article
Moving-interface computations with the edge-tracked interface locator technique (ETILT)
Marcela A. Cruchaga,
Diego J. Celentano,
Tayfun E. Tezduyar,
Corresponding Author
Marcela A. Cruchaga
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile===Search for more papers by this authorDiego J. Celentano
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile
Search for more papers by this authorTayfun E. Tezduyar
Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling (T*AFSM), Mechanical Engineering, Rice University-MS 321, Houston TX 77005, U.S.A.
Search for more papers by this authorMarcela A. Cruchaga,
Diego J. Celentano,
Tayfun E. Tezduyar,
Corresponding Author
Marcela A. Cruchaga
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile===Search for more papers by this authorDiego J. Celentano
Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago Chile, Av. Bdo. O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Chile
Search for more papers by this authorTayfun E. Tezduyar
Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling (T*AFSM), Mechanical Engineering, Rice University-MS 321, Houston TX 77005, U.S.A.
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We describe, for simulation of flows with moving interfaces, a computational method based on the edge-tracked interface locator technique (ETILT). The method described has been designed by bearing in mind the ease in managing a node-based interface representation and the interface sharpness and volume conservation features of the Moving Lagrangian Interface Technique. We evaluate the performance of the method with a number of test problems: filling of a step cavity, gravity-driven flow of an aluminium alloy in an obstructed channel, collapse of a liquid column, and the bore problem. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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