A Phase Field Approach to Compressible Droplet Impingement

Abstract

We consider the impingement of a droplet onto a wall with high impact speed. To model this process we favour a diffuse-interface concept. Precisely, we suggest a compressible Navier–Stokes–Allen–Cahn model following [5]. Basic properties of the model are discussed. To cope with the fluid-wall interaction, we derive thermodynamically consistent boundary conditions that account for dynamic contact angles. We briefly discuss a discontinuous Galerkin scheme which approximates the energy dissipation of the system exactly and illustrate the results with a series of numerical simulations. Currently, these simulations are restricted to static contact angle boundary conditions.