Lattice Boltzmann model with self-tuning equation of state for multiphase flows

Rongzong Huang, Huiying Wu, and Nikolaus A. Adams
Phys. Rev. E 99, 023303 – Published 4 February 2019

Abstract

A lattice Boltzmann (LB) model for multiphase flows is developed that complies with the thermodynamic foundations of kinetic theory. By directly devising the collision term for the LB equation at the discrete level, a self-tuning equation of state is achieved, which can be interpreted as the incorporation of short-range molecular interaction. A pairwise interaction force is introduced to mimic the long-range molecular interaction, which is responsible for interfacial dynamics. The derived pressure tensor is naturally consistent with thermodynamic theory, and surface tension and interface thickness can be independently prescribed. Numerical tests, including static and dynamic cases, are carried out to validate the present model and good results are obtained. As a further application, head-on collision of equal-sized droplets is simulated and the elusive “bouncing” regime is successfully reproduced.

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  • Received 30 March 2018
  • Revised 26 November 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.023303

©2019 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Fluid DynamicsStatistical Physics & Thermodynamics

Authors & Affiliations

Rongzong Huang1,2,*, Huiying Wu1,†, and Nikolaus A. Adams2,‡

  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 200240 Shanghai, China
  • 2Institute of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany

  • *rongzong.huang@tum.de
  • whysrj@sjtu.edu.cn
  • nikolaus.adams@tum.de

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Vol. 99, Iss. 2 — February 2019

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