Industrial challenges in the numerical simulation of evolving interfaces (WG 17)
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When and Where
Organized by the Macsinet Working Group “Geometric Modeling, CAD, evolving interfaces and surfaces” at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium on 1 and 2 September 2003.

Introduction:
Evolving interfaces and free surfaces occur in a large variety of fields. Examples include material sciences, fluid dynamics and image processing. The research activity on this topic has seen a remarkable increase in recent years, in particular related to the development of level set methods, interface-tracking methods, a.o..
Many unresolved problems, for instance related to interfaces in two-fluid systems with high density ratios, as occurring in free surfaces in maritime applications, cavitation; bubble dynamics; interface instabilities,…, are still present.
The numerical simulation of these phenomena are extremely challenging and the objective of the workshop is to offer a framework for presentations of recent advances and discussions between experts on current issues and problems related to the mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of evolving interfaces.

Programme topics:

  • Methods for representing and tracking evolving surfaces in Multiphase flows and Free surface flows
  • Applications towards:
    - Hydrodynamic instabilities and nonlinear dynamics of the free-surface flows: mathematical and numerical modelling, experimental investigations

    - Cavitating flows: computational models, numerical aspects, engineering applications
    - Moving interfaces: computational models, numerical aspects regarding interface kinematics and dynamics, engineering applications

In addition to three invited lectures, participants are encouraged to share their views with the others in contributed talks, followed by open discussion sessions.

Accommodation::
Arrangements for lodging were made at the following hotels that provide special prices for the workshop's participants:

Brussels Hotel, 315 Avenue Louise, B-1050, Brussels
tel: +32/(0)2/647 24 15, fax: +32/(0)2/647 34 63
Prices: single room 117 euros / double room 132 euros
These rates are only valid during the workshop, so please make your reservation using the reference STRO/VUB - Macsinet WS. The deadline for reservation is August 14, 2003, after which date the rates cannot be guaranteed.

Manos Hotel Residence, 100-104 Chaussee de Charleroi, B-1060, Brussels
tel: +32/(0)2/537 96 82, fax: +32/(0)2/539 36 55
Prices: single room 132 euros / double room 155 euros

Hotel Beau-Site, Rue de la Longue Haie 76, B-1000, Brussels
tel: +32/(0)2/640 88 89, fax: +32/(0)2/640 16 11
Prices: single room 75 euros / double room 85 euros

 

Programme of the workshop


Mark Sussman, Florida State University, USA
A second order coupled level set and volume of fluid method for growth and collapse of vapor bubbles

Remy Abgrall, Université Bordeaux I, France
Some problems and methods for the simulation of compressible bubbly flows

Dietrich Schwabe, R. R. Sumathi, I.Physikalisches Institut, JLU, Germany
Interaction of the thermocapillary with buoyant and rotationally driven convection in Czochralski-crystal growth systems of oxides, including crystal-melt interface

Jean-Claude Legros et al, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Numerical simulations of Thermocapillary effects in liquid bridges

Cristian Dinescu, Charles Hirsch, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Computed spatio-temporal structures of the thermocapillary flow in cylindrical liquid bridges

Eric Lorrain et al. NUMECA International Brussels, Belgium
Cavitation in space pumps

Stephane Zaleski, Université Marie et Pierre Curie, France
Direct numerical simulations of interfacial flows

Harald van Brummelen, Barry Koren, CWI and TU Delft, Netherlands
Conservative, oscillation-free computation of the two-fluid flows is possible!

Ruben Scardovelli, F.Aubert, E. Aulisa, S. Manservisi, V. Marra, University of Bologna, Italy
A coupled marker and local area conservation method for interface tracking

Michel Visonneau, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
Computations of free-surface flows with an adaptive unstructured finite volume method - Application to naval hydrodynamics

Djamel Lakehal, Institute of Energy Technology ETHZ, Switzerland
Simulation of Turbulent Flows with Evolving Interfaces

Cristian Dinescu, Benoit Leonard, Charles Hirsch, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,, Belgium
Reduced models for isothermal biphasic flows with free surfaces

Contact the moderator
Prof. C. Hirsch, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium, hirsch@stro.vub.ac.be
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Eindhoven, July 23, 2003- macsi.win@tue.nl