MANUAL Fluent 5
Volume of Fluid : Two Phases Flow
The aim of this version is to describe in more details the way to use the Volume of Fluid Model with Fluent.
First Steps :
Let's view the definition of the Operating conditions : Define ->Operating Conditions :
In our case, the study was axisymmetric (Define->Model->Solver
and click 2D-Axisymmetric), and Fluent accepts only an axis oriented
as the X-axis, that's why the Gravitational Acceleration is on X. When
doing an axisymmetric study, you have to define your axis, and if
your mesh has been made with PRE-BFC (which does not have axis zone), you
have to change your symmetry boundary condition into an axis (Define->Boundary
Conditions).
Note that you have also to click Specified Operating Density.
Our study is to compute a bubble of air in the gravity champ in a column of water. So to enable the surface tension, you have to specified it in the Multiphase Model Panel (cf Version 1 : Define->Model->Multiphase Model) :
You can test the different VOF Scheme, but for our study the Geo-Reconstruct
one was recommended.
You can also try to Solve VOF Every Iteration, but it is only
recommended if under-relaxation factors are well set.
Then you have to specify the solution's parameters Solve->Control->Solution
:
Defining a Bubble :
As it is explain in the Version 1 of the VOF with Fluent Manuel, you have to Adapt->Region, click circle, choose center coordinates and the radius of your bubble :
Then click on Mark, on Manage... ->Display if you want to see cells to be adapted, and on Adapt. Repeat the sequence Mark/Adapt, until your bubble is a circle (you can see it with Manage...->Display, after a Mark action). Here is the bubble obtain after some Mark/Adapt sequences :
Then you can follow the Version 1's explaination to initialize the two phases.