Phase-field modeling of an immiscible liquid/liquid displacement in a capillary
Phase-field modeling of an immiscible liquid/liquid displacement in a capillary
We develop a numerical model for a two-phase flow of a pair of immiscible liquids within a capillary tube. We assume that a capillary is initially saturated with one liquid and the other liquid is injected via one of the capillary's ends. The governing equations are solved in the velocity-pressure formulation, so the pressure levels are imposed at the capillary inlet and outlet ends. We model the structure of the flow and the shape of the liquid/liquid interface. We are able to reproduce the flow for a wide range of capillary numbers, when the meniscus preserves its shape moving together with the flow, and when the meniscus constantly stretches resembling the transport of a passive impurity. We demonstrate that the phase-field approach is capable of reproducing all features of the liquid/liquid displacement, including the motion of a contact line, the dynamic changes of the capillary pressure, and the dynamic changes of the apparent contact angle.
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Prokopev, Sergei
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Vorobev, Anatoliy
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Lyubimova, Tatiana
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March 2019
Prokopev, Sergei
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Vorobev, Anatoliy
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Lyubimova, Tatiana
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Prokopev, Sergei, Vorobev, Anatoliy and Lyubimova, Tatiana
(2019)
Phase-field modeling of an immiscible liquid/liquid displacement in a capillary.
Physical Review E, 99 (3), , [033113].
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.99.033113).
Abstract
We develop a numerical model for a two-phase flow of a pair of immiscible liquids within a capillary tube. We assume that a capillary is initially saturated with one liquid and the other liquid is injected via one of the capillary's ends. The governing equations are solved in the velocity-pressure formulation, so the pressure levels are imposed at the capillary inlet and outlet ends. We model the structure of the flow and the shape of the liquid/liquid interface. We are able to reproduce the flow for a wide range of capillary numbers, when the meniscus preserves its shape moving together with the flow, and when the meniscus constantly stretches resembling the transport of a passive impurity. We demonstrate that the phase-field approach is capable of reproducing all features of the liquid/liquid displacement, including the motion of a contact line, the dynamic changes of the capillary pressure, and the dynamic changes of the apparent contact angle.
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Accepted/In Press date: 11 March 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 March 2019
Published date: March 2019
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Local EPrints ID: 429028
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/429028
ISSN: 2470-0045
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