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Volume of fluid (VOF) method for the dynamics of free boundaries
Journal of Computational Physics · 1981 · Vol. 39(1) · pp. 201–225
C.W. Hirt✉(Los Alamos National Laboratory)B.D. Nichols(Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Fluid Dynamics and Heat TransferComputational Fluid Dynamics and AerodynamicsFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsVolume of fluid methodCompressibilityBoundary (topology)Finite volume methodMechanicsVolume (thermodynamics)Computer scienceFree surfacePhysicsMathematics
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- Electric Power Research Institute
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