Investigation of numerical simulation of non-Newtonian flows dam break and dam breach in open channels using modified VOF method. (28th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lakzian, Esmail; Estiri, Ayda; Niazi, Mostafa
• Is Part Of: Progress in computational fluid dynamics. Volume 19:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 220
• Page End: 234
• Publication Date: 2019-06-28
• Subjects: Herschel-Bulkley -- volume of fluid -- VOF -- dam break flows -- non-Newtonian model; Fluid dynamics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Fluid dynamics -- Mathematics -- Periodicals; 620.10640285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-4349

Abstract

This paper concerns modelling dam break flows of non-Newtonian Herschel-Bulkley (HB) fluid by using the volume of fluid (VOF) method and high resolution advection schemes. The VOF method is based on the fact that two or more fluids (or phases) are not interpenetrating. In the present study, a modified approach is used to overcome this problem. The OpenFoam software is employed and inter-Foam solver is used in two and three-dimensional model with non-Newtonian fluid. The numerical results of the present study are compared with analytical, numerical and experimental results found in literature. The numerical code which is used showed better agreement with the experimental data than those using shallow water equations and PLIC method.