Simulation of the Motion of Two Bubbles in Aluminum Foams Produced Process by Using Level Set Method

In this paper, the three-dimensional motion of two bubbles in melt Aluminum was simulated by using level set method. Through changing the positions and sizes of two bubbles, the influence of bubbles wake flow and their interaction are considered. Our numerical simulations demonstrate the bubbles characteristic behavior such as distortion, attraction, and repulsion. The velocity field around the bubbles reveals the interaction between the wakes of two bubbles in fluid dynamics. For the two bubbles placed horizontally or vertically, it is found that the coalescence of bubbles may happen when 50% of the below bubble’s projected area enters the wake zone of the upper bubble.