Simulation of front evolving liquid film flowing down an inclined plate using level set method

In this paper, the projection/level set method is used to simulate the liquid film flow down on an inclined plate for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Special numerical treatments are designed to cope with the viscous terms. The simulation is carried out for different inclined plate angles ranging from 20∘ to 90∘. The effects of the inclined angle, surface tension, and shear thinning on the flow are discussed. It is found that surface …