Print Email Facebook Twitter Modeling and simulation of diffusion-convection-reaction in heterogeneous nanochannels using OpenFOAM Title Modeling and simulation of diffusion-convection-reaction in heterogeneous nanochannels using OpenFOAM Author Pimpalgaonkar, H.G. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena) van Steijn, V. (TU Delft ChemE/Product and Process Engineering) Kreutzer, M.T. (TU Delft ChemE/Chemical Engineering) Kleijn, C.R. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena) Contributor Simos, Theodore (editor) Tsitouras, Charalambos (editor) Department ChemE/Chemical Engineering Date 2016-06-08 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. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:414ba247-8b1f-482e-a841-53f9e02b1431 DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952292 Publisher American Institute of Physics Embargo date 2017-06-08 ISBN 978-0-7354-1392-4 Source International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2015, ICNAAM 2015, 1738 Event International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2015, ICNAAM 2015, 2015-09-23 → 2015-09-29, Rhodes, Greece, Rhodes, Greece Series AIP Conference Proceedings, 0094-243X, 1738 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2016 H.G. Pimpalgaonkar, V. van Steijn, M.T. Kreutzer, C.R. Kleijn Files PDF 1.4952292.pdf 1.13 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:414ba247-8b1f-482e-a841-53f9e02b1431/datastream/OBJ/view