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How do I quantify the amount of mass in a fluid film?

by Alistair Field
on 10/29/2017
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Categories: Lagrangian, Analyzing, Fluid Film   •  Products: STAR-CCM+   •  Version Applicable: N/A   •  Article Number: 15193

If you have activated the fluid film model, you may want to know not just the thickness of the fluid film over time, but also the amount
of mass accumulated in the fluid film over time. This is often referred to as "wall-wetting."| 

To determine "wall-wetting", you can create a field function to determine the amount of mass in the fluid film in each cell. 

This field function can then be viewed in a scalar scene to see the mass accumulated locally in the fluid film over time. It can also be
used in a summation report to determine the total accumulated mass in the fluid film over time. 

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See How do I set up the fluid film model for droplet impingement? for a sample simulation file and information on the original model
setup (injection of water droplets into a cylinder filled with stationary air). The wall-wetting field function has been created along with
the report and scalar scene discussed. The report and scalar scene both use the interface from the fluid film shell region as the
model part of interest. | 

See also STAR-CCM+ User Guide sections:

Using Tools > Using Field Functions


Analyzing > Reporting Results
Modeling Physics > Modeling Multiphase Flow > Using the Fluid Film Model

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