Level Set Method Implementation in SNUFOAM

(High Speed Planing Hull)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

Presented by Marco Polo Espinoza

Contents
I

Introduction

II

Interface Tracking Method

III

Conclusions

IV

Future Work

Introduction
Phase
A phase is a thermodynamic definition for the state of matter, which can be eith
er solid, liquid or gas

Multiphase flows
The term is used to refer to any fluid flow consisting of more than one phase or
component
Phase:
gas/solids flows, gas/liquids flows, liquid/solids flows, gas/particle
flows or bubbly flows
Component: e.g. oil/water flow
Multiphase flows can be classified as:
Continuous: consist of two or more continuous streams of different fluids se
parated by interfaces
Disperse: finite particles, drops or bubbles distributed in a connected volume
of the continuous phase

Introduction
Numerical approaches for two-phases flo
ws
Eulerian - Lagrangian
Treat the fluid as a continuous phase and the par
ticles (dispersed phase) as discrete entities
The path of a large number of particles, bubbles
and droplets is tracked throughout the flow field
based on a force balance on each entity
The computing time is increasing with high nu
mber particles. The modeling of fluid particle int
eraction, droplet evaporation, collision, wall inter
action etc. is physically concrete and clear, makin
g it as main advantages of E-L approach

Introduction
Numerical approaches for two-phases flow
s
Eulerian Eulerian (E E)
E-E approach treats both phases as continua
This approach is more suitable in case of dense tw
o-phase flow and it has the advantages of less co
mputational costs
Solves momentum, enthalpy, and continuity equat
ions for each phase and tracks volume fractions
Uses a single pressure field for all phases
All phases are considered incompressible

Introduction
Volume fraction
In general we consider volume fraction to be the
fraction of the cell volume occupied by one parti
cular phase
The sum of all volume fractions in every point is
unity

For volume fraction of kth fluid, three conditions

are possible:
k = 0 if cell is empty (of the kth fluid)
k = 1 if cell is full (of the kth fluid)
0 < k < 1 if cell contains the interface between the
fluids
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Contents
I

Introduction

II

Interface Tracking Method

III

Conclusions

IV

Future Work

Interface Tracking Method

VOF - Volume of fluid
The volume of fluid method was first proposed by Hirt and Nichols. The interface
is tracked using a phase indicator function (also known volume fraction)
The flow equations are volume averaged using an averaging volume smaller tha
n the bubbles/drops used in the simulations
Considering only two phases, without mass exchange, and volume averaging th
e mass and momentum equations, following three cases are encountered as sho
wn in Fig. 2:

Interface Tracking Method

VOF - Volume of fluid

Interface Tracking Method

VOF - Volume of fluid

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Interface Tracking Method

Level Set Method
The interface is defined as a zero level set of a distance function from the interfa
ce. To distinguish between the two fluids on either side of the interface a negati
ve sign is attached to the distance function for one of the fluids. The distance fu
nction is a scalar property and is advected with the local fluid velocity.
A given curve C (the boundary of an open set , i.e. C = ) is
repres
ented implicitly, as the zero level set

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Interface Tracking Method

Level Set Method
The equations of motion and the boundary conditions:

The boundary conditions at the interface, , between the phases are:

Where n is the unit normal of the interface drawn outwards from the gas to th
e liquid, = n is the curvature of the interface, and is the coefficient of surf
ace tension

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Interface Tracking Method

Level Set Method
Where is the domain containing both fluids and is the Dirac delta
func
tion. d is the signed distance function from the interface; which is
defined a
s follows: at a point x in liquid d is the distance to closest point on the interface.
In the gas d is the negative of this quantity. The idea of
incorporating surfa
ce tension as a force concentrated on the interface

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Contents
I

Introduction

II

Interface Tracking Method

III

Conclusions

IV

Future Work

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Conclusions
Conclusions
Level set can provide a way to calculate the surface normal and the curv
ature in an accurate manner
Conceptually simple
Easy to implement

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Contents
I

Introduction

II

Interface Tracking Method

III

Conclusions

IV

Future Work

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Future Work
Future Work
Implementation of Level Set Method in SNUFOAM
Design of Fridsma hulls mesh

Table 1. Main
characteristics

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Thank you for your attention!

Q&A

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