phaseChangeHeatFoam

This is a solver for boiling and condensation which is written based on OpenFOAM-220 solver (interFoam).

key features

• track interface using VOF method which is improved with Lafaurie smoothing filter
• consider two mass transfer models (Lee and Tanasawa)
• four validation test cases are provided:
  (i) Stefan problem, (ii) two-dimensional film boiling, (iii) the film condensation on a horizontal plate, (iv) the laminar film condensation over a vertical plate

Installation

It is working on OpenFOAM-2.2.0

git clone https://github.com/NimaSam/phaseChangeHeatFoam/
cd phaseChangeHeatFoam/Application/
chmod +x All*
./Allwmake

Documentation

It includes published papers and Ph.D Thesis [in Persian]

References

• N. Samkhaniani, M.R. Ansari, "Numerical simulation of bubble condensation using CF-VOF", Progress in Nuclear Energy 89, 120-131
• N. Samkhaniani, M.R. Ansari, "Numerical simulation of superheated vapor bubble rising in stagnant liquid ", Heat Mass Transfer (2017). doi:10.1007/s00231-017-2031-6
• N. Samkhaniani, M.R. Ansari, "The evaluation of the diffuse interface method for phase change simulations using OpenFOAM", Heat Transfer–Asian Research. 2017;00:1–31. doi:10.1002/htj.21268