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Navier-Stokes Numerical Algorithms for Free-Surface Flow Computations: An Overview

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Drop-Surface Interactions

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A survey of fixed-grid methods for the calculation of free-surface flows is presented. These methods are based on a single-fluid formulation that is described first. Then concise overviews of the volume-of-fluid, level-set, and front-tracking algorithms are given.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Andrea Prosperetti

  2. Faculty of Applied Physics and Twente Institute of Mechanics, University of Twente, AE 7500, Enschede, The Netherlands

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Prosperetti, A. (2002). Navier-Stokes Numerical Algorithms for Free-Surface Flow Computations: An Overview. In: Rein, M. (eds) Drop-Surface Interactions. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 456. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2594-6_8

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