APPLICATIONS OF FINITE-DIFFERENCE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD TO BREAKUP AND COALESCENCE IN MULTIPHASE FLOWS

被引:15
作者
Chiappini, Daniele [1 ]
Bella, Gino [1 ]
Succi, Sauro [2 ]
Ubertini, Stefano [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dept Mech Engn, I-00133 Rome, Italy
[2] CNR, IAC, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Naples Parthenope, Isola Ctr Direz C4, I-80143 Naples, Italy
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C | 2009年 / 20卷 / 11期
关键词
Droplet breakup; coalescence; kinetic approach; SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; COLLISION; DYNAMICS; EQUATION;
D O I
10.1142/S0129183109014746
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
We present an application of the hybrid finite-difference Lattice-Boltzmann model, recently introduced by Lee and coworkers for the numerical simulation of complex multiphase flows.(1-4) Three typical test-case applications are discussed, namely Rayleigh-Taylor instability, liquid droplet break-up and coalescence. The numerical simulations of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability confirm the capability of Lee's method to reproduce literature results obtained with previous Lattice-Boltzmann models for non-ideal fluids. Simulations of two-dimensional droplet breakup reproduce the qualitative regimes observed in three-dimensional simulations, with mild quantitative deviations. Finally, the simulation of droplet coalescence highlights major departures from the three-dimensional picture.
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页码:1803 / 1816
页数:14
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