Particle level set implementation on the finite volume method

Abstract

Prediction of free surface elevation is one of the most important phenomena in the field of free surface flow modelling. To date different procedures have been introduced to capture the free surface. In the current study, a EulerianLagrangian Method named Particle Level Set (PLS) is developed to predict the location of free surface. The first implementation of this scheme was on the Finite Difference Method. This paper deals with the implementation of Particle Level Set on the Finite Volume mesh. IN the PLS scheme, computational particles were deployed in conjunction with LS function to raise the accuracy of function values. Results obtained from the developed model were compared with experimental and numerical results of dam break cited in the literature which represent the capability of method to predict high gradient free surface changes accurately.