Decoupled energy stable schemes for phase-field models of two-phase complex fluids. (English) Zbl 1288.76057

Shen, Jie; Yang, Xiaofeng

SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 36, No. 1, B122-B145 (2014).

MSC:

76M22	Spectral methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics
76A15	Liquid crystals
65M12	Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
65M70	Spectral, collocation and related methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs
65Z05	Applications to the sciences
76T99	Multiphase and multicomponent flows
82D30	Statistical mechanical studies of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses)

Keywords:

phase-field; liquid crystals; multiphase flows; Navier-Stokes; Allen-Cahn; Cahn-Hilliard; stability