A lattice boltzmann method for simulation of a three-dimensional drop impact on a liquid film*

A single-phase free surface tracking model based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), which has capability of simulating liquid-gas system with the assumption that the gas phase has only negligible influence on the liquid phase, is utilized to simulate the flow of a drop impacting on a liquid film. Three typical outcomes in the flows, i.e., deposition, crown and splash, which have been observed in the previous experiments, are obtained in the present three dimensional numerical simulations. The numerical results are consistent with the experimental and analytical results available.