Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4951082 | Journal of Computational Science | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We present recent developments in lattice Boltzmann modeling for multi-component flows, implemented on the platform of a general purpose, arbitrary geometry solver PowerFLOW. Presented benchmark cases demonstrate the method's accuracy and robustness necessary for handling real world engineering applications at practical resolution and computational cost. The key requirements for such approach are that the relevant physical properties and flow characteristics do not strongly depend on numerics. In particular, the strength of surface tension obtained using our new approach is independent of viscosity and resolution, while the spurious currents are significantly suppressed. Using a much improved surface wetting model, undesirable numerical artifacts including thin film and artificial droplet movement on inclined wall are significantly reduced.
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Authors
Hiroshi Otomo, Hongli Fan, Yong Li, Marco Dressler, Ilya Staroselsky, Raoyang Zhang, Hudong Chen,