Compressible and immiscible fluids with arbitrary density ratio

Fei Wang, Britta Nestler

Published 2024-06-28Version 1

For the water-air system, the density ratio is as high as about 1000; no model can fully tackle such a high density ratio system. Here, we present an alternative theory for the density evolution equations in computational fluid dynamics, differing from the concept of Navier-Stokes and Euler equations. Our derivation is built upon the physical principle of energy minimization from the aspect of thermodynamics. The present results are consistent with Landau's theory of sound speed, and, most importantly, provide a generalization of Bernoulli's principle for energy conservation. The present model can be applied for immiscible fluids with arbitrary density ratios, thereby, opening a new window for computational fluid dynamics both for compressible and incompressible fluids.