Local kinetic sensors for adaptive mesh and algorithm refinementThis paper presents novel refinement sensors for the application to adaptive mesh and algorithm refinement (AMAR) with kinetic models, such as discrete velocity and lattice Boltzmann methods. While…R. M. Strässle, S. A. Hosseini, I. V. Karlin·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
A Versatile Laboratory Approach to Reproduce and Analyze Internal Ocean Wave DynamicsInternal waves, or waves that propagate within a stratified fluid, may break and cause mixing. While each individual mixing event may be small, collectively, internal wave breaking drive processes in…Vohn Jacquez, Zachary Phan, Zachary Taebel et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
The Reynolds-Averaged Vortex Force Map MethodVortex-force mapping (VFM) links vortical flow structures to aerodynamic forces through compact-domain integrals weighted by geometry-only Laplace potentials, but existing formulations are tied to…Matteo Liguori, Zhan Zhang, Francesco Ciriello et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Dipolar solvent contributions for transient nanoscale electroosmotic flowElectrohydrodynamic flows of electrolytes with low to moderate ion concentration at the nanoscale are significantly influenced by the molecular structure of water-like polar solvents within the…Pramodt Srinivasula·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
4D Synchrotron X-Ray Multi Projection Imaging (XMPI) for studying multiphase flow dynamics and flow instabilities in porous networksFlow instabilities such as Haines jumps in porous media are common phenomena that occur on sub-second timescales. X-rays are particularly suitable for investigating these processes because they…Patrick Wegele, Zisheng Yao, Jonas Tejbo et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Physics-Constrained Diffusion Model for Synthesis of 3D Turbulent DataSynthesizing fully developed three-dimensional turbulent velocity fields remains a long-standing problem in fluid mechanics and an open challenge for generative modeling. The difficulty arises from…Tianyi Li, Michele Buzzicotti, Fabio Bonaccorso et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Polydisperse collision kernels in droplet-laden turbulence with implications for rain formationThe collision kernel of droplets in warm clouds is a crucially important quantity for the parameterization of precipitation in weather and climate models. Nevertheless, its accurate representation…L. A. Codispoti, Daniel W. Meyer, Patrick Jenny·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Exact scaling laws in isotropic binary fluid turbulenceBinary fluid turbulence distinguishes itself from ordinary fluid turbulence by virtue of interfacial dynamics. Whether Kolmogorov-like scaling laws also exist for binary fluid turbulence is a…Nandita Pan, Supratik Banerjee·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-branch Shell Models of Two-Dimensional Turbulence exhibit Dual Energy-Enstrophy CascadesClassical shell models of turbulence do not display dual cascade - inverse of energy and direct of enstrophy - because they fail to reproduce the right thermal spectra. We propose here a multi-branch…Flavio Tuteri, Sergio Chibbaro, Alexandros Alexakis·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Water droplet dynamics and evaporation in airtanker firefightingThis study presents the first systematic investigation of the dynamics of individual water droplets in the context of airtanker firefighting. While previous work has focused on ground-deposition…Fabian Denner·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Multipoint Statistical Turbulent Dynamics from Hopf Equation ClosuresObtaining accurate multipoint statistics of turbulence is computationally very expensive and therefore these statistics have remained largely unexplored from a theoretical standpoint. In this paper,…Mark Warnecke·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
On the deformation of a shear thinning viscoelastic drop in a steady electric fieldThe deformation of viscoelastic drops under electric fields plays a crucial role in applications such as microfluidics, inkjet printing, and electrohydrodynamic manipulation of complex fluids. This…Sarika Shivaji Bangar, Gaurav Tomar·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Rayleigh-Taylor Unstable Flames: Thin and ThickA Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) unstable flame is a thin burning interface sandwiched between heavy fuel and light ash layers. RT unstable flames play an important role in complex systems like novel aviation…Elizabeth P. Hicks·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition of Yield-Stress Fluids in Pipe and Channel FlowsWe present direct numerical simulations (DNS) of laminar to turbulent transition in Herschel-Bulkley (HB) yield-stress fluids flowing through pipes and rectangular channels. The simulations employ a…Shivam Prajapati, Prasoon Suchandra, Vivek Kumar et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Integral analysis based diagnostics of turbulence model errors in skin frictionError diagnostics for turbulence models have traditionally focused on engineering quantities of interest, such as the skin-friction coefficient, Cf, most often by comparing the predicted Cf…Shyam S. Nair, Vishal A. Wadhai, Robert F. Kunz et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Irreversible Port-Hamiltonian Formulations for 1-Dimensional fluid systemsThe Irreversible Port-Hamiltonian Systems (IPHS) framework is extended to the modelling of non-isentropic fluids with viscous dissipation in the Eulerian description. Building on earlier IPHS…Ahlam Ouardi, Arijit Sarkar, Hector Ramirez et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral methods for wedge and corner flows: The Fourier-Kontorovich-Lebedev integral transformUnderstanding fluid flow in wedge-shaped geometries is essential for predicting hydrodynamic interactions in confined systems, such as microfluidic devices and near-corner transport phenomena. This…Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Denoising diffusion and latent diffusion models for physics field simulationsAccurate prediction of physical fields is critical in various engineering applications, including thermal management in electronic systems, airfoil shape optimization in aerospace, and flow field…Yuan Jia, Chi Zhang, Hao Ma et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic Non-Uniformities Behind Incident and Reflected Shocks in a Single-Diaphragm Shock TubeShock tubes provide well-controlled high-temperature and high-pressure conditions for chemical kinetics studies, yet the region behind the reflected shock is seldom perfectly homogeneous. Axial and…Touqeer Anwar Kashif, Janardhanraj Subburaj, Aamir Farooq·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
High-order gas-kinetic scheme for numerical simulations of wind turbine with nacelle and tower using ALM and IBMFor the first time, the actuator line model (ALM) and the immersed boundary method (IBM) are integrated into the high-order gas-kinetic scheme (GKS) to simulate the wind turbine with the nacelle and…Pengyu Huo, Liang Pan, Guiyu Cao et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Waves in a shear flow: transition between the KH, Holmboe and Miles instabilityWe investigate shear driven wave generation at the interface between two immiscible fluids, using an exponential velocity profile with a sharp density interface representing stable stratification. At…Anil Kumar, S. Ravichandran, Ratul Dasgupta·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Swirl flow in microchannels: patterned slip walls enhance heat transportMicrochannel heat sinks (MCHS) are widely used for thermal management in high-power electronics due to their ability to dissipate large heat fluxes with minimal coolant consumption. While numerous…L. G. Chej, M. F. Carusela, A. G. Monastra et al.·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn
Butter on a hot pan: self-regulating dynamics of melt-lubricated slidingWhen solids melt while sliding down heated inclines, their motion is governed by a complex coupling between heat transfer, phase change, gravity and viscous dissipation. Despite relevance across a…Edoardo Bellincioni, Simon Biermann, Jacco H. Snoeijer et al.·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn
Flow Field Reconstruction via Voronoi-Enhanced Physics-Informed Neural Networks with End-to-End Sensor Placement Optimization(short version abstract, full in article)High-fidelity flow field reconstruction is important in fluid dynamics, but it is challenged by sparse and spatiotemporally incomplete sensor measurements, as…Renjie Xiao, Bingteng Sun, Yiling Chen et al.·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn
Modelling wetting-bouncing transitions of droplet impact on random rough surfacesDroplet impact on rough surfaces is of critical importance to various applications, yet remains incompletely understood. The present work aims to uncover droplet impact dynamics on random hydrophobic…Huihuang Xia, Yixiang Gan, Wei Ge·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn