Derivation and analysis of the nonlinear boundary conditions at the deformable interface between two fluids

TL;DR

This paper derives and analyzes nonlinear boundary conditions at deformable fluid interfaces, providing a framework for understanding complex interfacial phenomena and hydrodynamic instabilities in various physical situations.

Contribution

It introduces a nonlinear model for boundary conditions at deformable fluid interfaces, applicable to large-amplitude perturbations and complex interfacial evolutions.

Findings

Derived nonlinear boundary conditions for deformable interfaces.

Analyzed the evolution equations for various physical scenarios.

Potential applications in controlling hydrodynamic instabilities.

Abstract

The boundary conditions at the deformable interface between two contacting fluids are derived for the general case of the large-amplitude perturbations. The interface is modeled as perturbed free boundary that evolves in time, and the non-linear description is performed and analyzed in a wide range of physical situations. The differential equations of the interfacial motion thus obtained may be useful in research of the non-linear development of the classical hydrodynamic instabilities. They should play an important role in the understanding of the hydrodynamic phenomena associated with the flows involving complex interfacial evolution including parametric control of the boundaries in continua (for example, with electromagnetic field or/and vibration).