Numerical Solution of a Rimming Flow Problem Using a Moving Mesh Method

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Abstract

We consider the evolution of a thin film of viscous fluid on the inside surface of a cylinder with the horizontal axis, rotating with a constant angular velocity about this axis. We use a lubrication approximation extended to the first order in the dimensionless film thickness (including the small effects of the variation of the film pressure across its thickness and the surface tension) and numerically we compute the time evolution of the film to a steady state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-386
Number of pages14
JournalComputational Methods in Applied Mathematics
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Keywords

  • finite difference method
  • lubrication approximation
  • moving mesh method
  • rimming flow

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