Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Wetting, Capillary Forces, and Pickering Emulsions

Abstract

The present review gives a brief introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a phase-field model for the simulation of wetting and capillary forces as well as the Pickering emulsions, which usually appear in a two-phase fluid system including solid bodies. Several types of capillary forces and their importance over other forces such as van der Waals force and electrostatic force are also explained.