VOLUME-OF-FLUID CALCULATION OF HEAT OR MASS TRANSFER ACROSS DEFORMING INTERFACES IN TWO-FLUID FLOW

A new volume-of-fluid (VOF)-based numerical method for calculating heat transfer or mass transfer of a species within and between fluids with deforming interfaces is described. The algorithm is tested first against an analytical solution for diffusion from a sphere, and good agreement between theory and calculation is shown. The method is then demonstrated by predicting (a) heat transfer from a rising bubble when the bubble forms a toroidal shape, and (b) mass transfer from a rising drop when the drop phase controls diffusion. The method is shown to be a viable approach for complex interfacial heat/mass transfer.

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