Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction

We study a liquid-gas front propagation in a modulated Hele-Shaw cell by means of multiphase computational fluid mechanics based on the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. In the simulations an obstacle that partially fills the gap is placed at the center of the cell, and the liquid-gas inter...

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Authors: Mac Intyre, Jonatan R.; Puisto, Antti; Korhonen, Marko; Alava, Mikko J.; Ortín, Jordi, 1959-
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/186038
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186038
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dinàmica de fluids
Fluids complexos
Equacions de Navier-Stokes
Fluid dynamics
Complex fluids
Navier-Stokes equations
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author Mac Intyre, Jonatan R.
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Korhonen, Marko
Alava, Mikko J.
Ortín, Jordi, 1959-
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Korhonen, Marko
Mac Intyre, Jonatan R.
Ortín, Jordi, 1959-
Puisto, Antti
author_facet Mac Intyre, Jonatan R.
Puisto, Antti
Korhonen, Marko
Alava, Mikko J.
Ortín, Jordi, 1959-
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description We study a liquid-gas front propagation in a modulated Hele-Shaw cell by means of multiphase computational fluid mechanics based on the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. In the simulations an obstacle that partially fills the gap is placed at the center of the cell, and the liquid-gas interface is driven at a constant velocity. We study the morphological differences between imbibition and drainage for a wide range of capillary numbers, and explore how the wetting properties of the constriction affect the amount of liquid that remains trapped in the draining process. We observe increasing remaining volumes with increasing capillary number and decreasing contact angle. The present CFD implementation for a single mesa defect provides insight into a wide number of practical applications.
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spelling Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction Mac Intyre, Jonatan R. Puisto, Antti Korhonen, Marko Alava, Mikko J. Ortín, Jordi, 1959- Dinàmica de fluids Fluids complexos Equacions de Navier-Stokes Fluid dynamics Complex fluids Navier-Stokes equations We study a liquid-gas front propagation in a modulated Hele-Shaw cell by means of multiphase computational fluid mechanics based on the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations. In the simulations an obstacle that partially fills the gap is placed at the center of the cell, and the liquid-gas interface is driven at a constant velocity. We study the morphological differences between imbibition and drainage for a wide range of capillary numbers, and explore how the wetting properties of the constriction affect the amount of liquid that remains trapped in the draining process. We observe increasing remaining volumes with increasing capillary number and decreasing contact angle. The present CFD implementation for a single mesa defect provides insight into a wide number of practical applications. American Physical Society https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186038
spellingShingle Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
Mac Intyre, Jonatan R.
Dinàmica de fluids
Fluids complexos
Equacions de Navier-Stokes
Fluid dynamics
Complex fluids
Navier-Stokes equations
status_str publishedVersion
title Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
title_full Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
title_fullStr Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
title_full_unstemmed Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
title_short Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
title_sort Multiphase CFD modeling of front propagation in a Hele-Shaw cell featuring a localized constriction
topic Dinàmica de fluids
Fluids complexos
Equacions de Navier-Stokes
Fluid dynamics
Complex fluids
Navier-Stokes equations
topic_facet Dinàmica de fluids
Fluids complexos
Equacions de Navier-Stokes
Fluid dynamics
Complex fluids
Navier-Stokes equations
url https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186038