Volume of fluid (VOF) method for the dynamics of free boundaries

Keywords

Volume of fluid methodCompressibilityBoundary (topology)Finite volume methodMechanicsVolume (thermodynamics)Computer scienceFree surfacePhysicsMathematicsMathematical analysisFlow (mathematics)Thermodynamics

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Los Alamos National Laboratory US

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Year: 1981
Type: article
Volume: 39
Issue: 1
Pages: 201-225
Citations: 14953
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                                    C.W. Hirt, 
                                
                                    B.D. Nichols
                                
                            (1981). 
                            Volume of fluid (VOF) method for the dynamics of free boundaries. 
                            Journal of Computational Physics
                            , 39
                            (1)
                            , 201-225.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9991(81)90145-5

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DOI: 10.1016/0021-9991(81)90145-5