Lattice-Boltzmann method combined with smoothed-profile method for particulate suspensions

We developed a simulation scheme based on the coupling of the lattice-Boltzmann method with the smoothed-profile method (SPM) to predict the dynamic behavior of colloidal dispersions. The SPM provides a coupling scheme between continuum fluid dynamics and rigid-body dynamics through a smoothed profile of the fluid-particle interface. In this approach, the flow is computed on fixed Eulerian grids which are also used for the particles. Owing to the use of the same grids for simulation of fluid flow and particles, this method is highly efficient. Furthermore, an external boundary is used to impose the no-slip boundary condition at the fluid-particle interface. In addition, the operations in the present method are local; it can be easily programmed for parallel machines. The methodology is validated by comparing with previously published data.