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Application of the level set method for multi-phase flow computation in fusion engineering

  • University of California at Los Angeles

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Abstract

Numerical simulation of multi-phase flow is essential to evaluate the feasibility of a liquid protection scheme for the power plant chamber. The level set method is one of the best methods for computing and analyzing the motion of interface among the multi-phase flow. This paper presents a general formula for the second-order projection method combined with the level set method to simulate unsteady incompressible multi-phase flow with/out phase change flow encountered in fusion science and engineering. The third-order ENO scheme and second-order semi-implicit Crank-Nicholson scheme is used to update the convective and diffusion term. The numerical results show this method can handle the complex deformation of the interface and the effect of liquid-vapor phase change will be included in the future work.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1521-1526
Number of pages6
JournalFusion Engineering and Design
Volume81
Issue number8-14 PART B
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology ISFNT-7 Part B -
Duration: 22 May 200527 May 2005

Keywords

  • Level set method
  • Multi-phase flow
  • RKCN projection method
  • Spray droplet

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