Modeling and simulation of diffusion-convection-reaction in heterogeneous nanochannels using OpenFOAM

Hrushikesh G. Pimpalgaonkar*, Volkert Van Steijn, Michiel T. Kreutzer, Chris R. Kleijn

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Abstract

We present a finite volume implementation of a phase field method in OpenFOAM as a tool to simulate reactive multiphase flows on heterogeneous surfaces. Using this tool, we simulate the formation and growth of a droplet due to a chemical reaction on a hydrophilic catalytic patch surrounded by a hydrophobic wall. We compare the growth dynamics with a quasi-static growth model from literature and show that they qualitatively agree.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2015, ICNAAM 2015
EditorsTheodore Simos, Charalambos Tsitouras
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
Volume1738
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-7354-1392-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2016
EventInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2015, ICNAAM 2015 - Rhodes, Greece, Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 23 Sept 201529 Sept 2015

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1738
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2015, ICNAAM 2015
Abbreviated titleICNAAM 2015
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period23/09/1529/09/15

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