Dissipative-particle-dynamics model for two-phase flows.
2006
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a mesoscopic method in which coarse graining is done at the molecular level to capture the physics at the meso level. In this paper, we present a DPD model for two-phase flows involving liquid and vapor phases. The model is based on mean-field theory. Phase segregation between the two phases is simulated by the choice of an equation of state with a van der Waals loop. Surface tension is modeled by a term that depends on higher-order density gradients and accounts for long-range attractive forces. To test the model, we present results from simulations of a liquid layer, several liquid cylinders of varying size to verify the Laplace's law, small- and large-amplitude liquid cylinder oscillations and capillary waves. In all these cases we compare DPD results with results available from analytical solutions.
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