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A numerical method for the simulation of fluid flows with complex free surfaces is presented. The liquid is assumed to be a Newtonian or a viscoelastic fluid. The compressible effects of the surrounding gas are taken into account, as well as surface tension forces. An Eulerian approach based on the volume-of-fluid formulation is chosen. A time splitting algorithm, together with a two-grids method, allows the various physical phenomena to be decoupled. A chronological approach is adopted to highlight the successive improvements of the model and the wide range of applications. Numerical results show the potentialities of the method.
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Bonito, A., Caboussat, A., Picasso, M., Rappaz, J. (2008). A Numerical Method for Fluid Flows with Complex Free Surfaces. In: Glowinski, R., Neittaanmäki, P. (eds) Partial Differential Equations. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8758-5_10
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