Fundamental fluid dynamics challenges in inkjet printing

D Lohse - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Inkjet printing is the most widespread technological application of microfluidics. It is
characterized by its high drop productivity, small volumes, and extreme reproducibility. This …

Numerical models of surface tension

S Popinet - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Numerical models of surface tension play an increasingly important role in our capacity to
understand and predict a wide range of multiphase flow problems. The accuracy and …

Dynamics of an initially spherical bubble rising in quiescent liquid

MK Tripathi, KC Sahu, R Govindarajan - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
The beauty and complexity of the shapes and dynamics of bubbles rising in liquid have
fascinated scientists for centuries. Here we perform simulations on an initially spherical …

Numerical modeling of multiphase flows in microfluidics and micro process engineering: a review of methods and applications

M Wörner - Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 2012 - Springer
This article presents a comprehensive review of numerical methods and models for interface
resolving simulations of multiphase flows in microfluidics and micro process engineering …

Air entrainment and bubble statistics in breaking waves

L Deike, WK Melville, S Popinet - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
We investigate air entrainment and bubble statistics in three-dimensional breaking waves
through novel direct numerical simulations of the two-phase air–water flow, resolving the …

Numerical modeling of laser generated cavitation bubbles with the finite volume and volume of fluid method, using OpenFOAM

M Koch, C Lechner, F Reuter, K Köhler, R Mettin… - Computers & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Laser generated cavitation bubbles are numerically modeled with the finite volume method
using the open source software package OpenFOAM. The alterations applied to the native …

The granular column collapse as a continuum: validity of a two-dimensional Navier–Stokes model with a μ (I)-rheology

PY Lagrée, L Staron, S Popinet - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2011 - cambridge.org
There is a large amount of experimental and numerical work dealing with dry granular flows
(such as sand, glass beads, etc.) that supports the so-called-rheology. The reliability of the …

Towards adaptive grids for atmospheric boundary-layer simulations

JA Van Hooft, S Popinet, CC Van Heerwaarden… - Boundary-layer …, 2018 - Springer
We present a proof-of-concept for the adaptive mesh refinement method applied to
atmospheric boundary-layer simulations. Such a method may form an attractive alternative …

Multi-cycle dynamics of underwater explosion bubbles: An experimental investigation

SM Li, XB Liu, H Tang - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
An investigation of the multi-cycle dynamics of underwater explosion bubbles near hybrid
boundaries is conducted using the experimental method. The experiments are carried out …

Jet formation from bubbles near a solid boundary in a compressible liquid: Numerical study of distance dependence

C Lechner, W Lauterborn, M Koch, R Mettin - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
A small spherical bubble of high internal pressure is inserted into water at constant ambient
pressure as a model of a laser-induced bubble. Its subsequent dynamics near a flat solid …