Morgenroth, DieterReinhardt, StefanWeiskopf, DanielEberhardt, BernhardBender, Jan and Popa, Tiberiu2020-10-162020-10-1620201467-8659https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.14098https://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/cgf14098We present a method to simulate fluid flow on evolving surfaces, e.g., an oil film on a water surface. Given an animated surface (e.g., extracted from a particle-based fluid simulation) in three-dimensional space, we add a second simulation on this base animation. In general, we solve a partial differential equation (PDE) on a level set surface obtained from the animated input surface. The properties of the input surface are transferred to a sparse volume data structure that is then used for the simulation. We introduce one-way coupling strategies from input properties to our simulation and we add conservation of mass and momentum to existing methods that solve a PDE in a narrow-band using the Closest Point Method. In this way, we efficiently compute high-resolution 2D simulations on coarse input surfaces. Our approach helps visual effects creators easily integrate a workflow to simulate material flow on evolving surfaces into their existing production pipeline.Computing methodologiesPhysical simulation10.1111/cgf.1409827-38