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Comparative Simulations of Taylor Flow with Surfactants Based on Sharp- and Diffuse-Interface Methods

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We present a quantitative comparison of simulations based on diffuse- and sharp-interface models for two-phase flows with soluble surfactants. The test scenario involves a single Taylor bubble in a counter-current flow. The bubble assumes a stationary position as liquid inflow and gravity effects cancel each other out, which makes the scenario amenable to high resolution experimental imaging. We compare the accuracy and efficiency of the different numerical models and four different implementations in total.

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  1. Institute of Scientific Computing, TU Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Sebastian Aland

  2. Fakultät für Mathematik, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany

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  3. Fakultät für Mathematik, Technical University Munich, Boltzmannstraße 3, 85748, Garching, Germany

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  4. Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK

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Aland, S., Hahn, A., Kahle, C., Nürnberg, R. (2017). Comparative Simulations of Taylor Flow with Surfactants Based on Sharp- and Diffuse-Interface Methods. In: Bothe, D., Reusken, A. (eds) Transport Processes at Fluidic Interfaces. Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56602-3_22

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