The stream volume of fluid advection algorithm

Abstract

The Volume of Fluid (VOF) method is a powerful tool for modelling the movement of free surface fluid flows. In this paper, a new VOF advection algorithm is presented, termed the Stream scheme. The algorithm uses a linear piecewise method for free surface reconstruction, coupled to a unique fully multidimensional method of cell boundary flux integration. Comparisons with other VOF advection algorithms show the performance of the new scheme to be good.