Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1063/1.5055671
Publication Title
Physics of Fluids
Volume
30
Issue
11
Pages
1-9 (112106)
Abstract
Using an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method on an adaptive moving unstructured mesh, we carry out numerical simulations for a rising bubble interacting with a solid wall. Driven by the buoyancy force, the axisymmetric bubble rises in a viscous liquid toward a horizontal wall, with impact on and possible bounce from the wall. First, our simulation is quantitatively validated through a detailed comparison between numerical results and experimental data. We then investigate the bubble dynamics which exhibits four different behaviors depending on the competition among the inertial, viscous, gravitational, and capillary forces. A phase diagram for bubble dynamics has been produced using the Ohnesorge number and Bond number as the two dimensionless control parameters. Finally, we turn to the late stage of the bubble rise characterized by a small flux of liquid escaping from the thin film between the wall and the bubble. Since the thin film dynamics can be accurately described by the lubrication approximation, we carry out numerical simulations to compare the simulation results with the predictions of the lubrication approximation. Remarkable agreement is obtained to further demonstrate the accuracy of the simulations.
Original Publication Citation
Zhang, C., Li, J., Luo, L.-S., & Qian, T. (2018). Numerical simulation for a rising bubble interacting with a solid wall: Impact, bounce, and thin film dynamics. Physics of Fluids, 30(11), 112106. doi:10.1063/1.5055671
ORCID
0000-0003-1215-7892 (Luo, Li-Shi)
Repository Citation
Zhang, Changjuan; Li, Jie; Luo, Li-Shi; and Qian, Tiezheng, "Numerical Simulation for a Rising Bubble Interacting With a Solid Wall: Impact, Bounce, and Thin Film Dynamics" (2018). Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications. 122.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mathstat_fac_pubs/122
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Comments
Zhang, C., Li, J., Luo, L.-S., & Qian, T. (2018). Numerical simulation for a rising bubble interacting with a solid wall: Impact, bounce, and thin film dynamics. Physics of Fluids, 30(11), 112106. doi:10.1063/1.5055671.
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