颗粒流体系统的格子Boltzmann数值方法研究进展

介绍Euler-Lagrange框架下基于格子Boltzmann方法LBM (Lattice Boltzmann Method)发展的两种不同层次(即不同时-空尺度和精度)的颗粒流体系统离散模拟方法,即格子Boltzmann颗粒解析直接数值模拟(LB-based PR-DNS)方法和格子Boltzmann离散颗粒模拟(LB-based DPS)方法,总结了Euler-Euler框架下基于格子Boltzmann双流体模型(LB-based TFM)方面的探索研究。LB-based PR-DNS方法中颗粒尺寸远大于格子步长,能够直接解析出流体在颗粒表面的流动以及颗粒所受完整的动力学信息;LB-based DPS方法中格子步长远大于颗粒直径,其在计算精度、时间耗费和计算效率之间能达到很好的平衡,可获得流体的宏观平均流动及颗粒的运动轨迹信息。LB-based DNS和DPS是探索颗粒流体系统的有力手段,但LB-based TFM应用于模拟颗粒流体系统仍需进一步探索。     

过渡区气体微尺度流动的格子Boltzmann模拟

采用格子Boltzmann方法(LBM)对过渡区内的微尺度气体流动进行了模拟研究. 在已有滑移区微流动LBM模型中引入Knudsen层速度修正,选取合适的修正函数表达式并依据动理论确定了可调参数的合理取值. 在边界条件的处理格式上,采用了适合过渡区模拟的高阶滑移边界的替代格式来捕捉过渡区微流动的滑移速度,避免了直接求解高阶速度导数项的数值困难. 通过对两类不同的微流动进行模拟的结果表明:与数值解吻合得较好,尤其是对Kn>0.5微流动滑移速度的预测,与已有LBM的模拟结果相比有明显的提高.      

基于热格子Boltzmann方法的自然对流数值模拟

对Eggels和Somers提出的热格子Boltzmann格式进行了改进. 在不可压缩流动的假设下,提出了一种新的温度平衡分布函数,可以克服压缩性对温度统计的影响,并且相应地修正了统计宏观温度的方法. Eggels和Somers的方法对速度和温度均采用半步长反弹格式边界条件,适合无滑移的速度边界条件.但是对温度采用该边界条件在物理本质上显得不够准确,所以在边界上对二者统一采取算法既简单又容易实现的非平衡态外推格式,同时可以与Boltzmann格式的整体二阶精度保持一致. 最后,利用改进的热格子Boltzmann方法(TLBM)模拟了Ra=10^6和Pr=0.71(空气)的方腔中的自然对流,模拟得到的流动参数与其它数值方法的结果吻合得很好,表明改进的热格子Boltzmann方法可以有效准确地模拟非等温流动.      

利用格子Boltzmann方法数值模拟Rayleigh-Benard对流

采用格子Boltzmann方法对较大Rayleigh数范围下的二维Rayleigh-Benard对流进行了模拟研究.引入能量分布函数,利用该能量分布函数与粒子速度分布函数耦合来求解一个热流场,能量分布函数与粒子速度分布函数和Boltzmann方程构成了一个新的双分布格子Boltzmann模型.在考虑密度随温度变化的情况下,进行数值模拟,得到了Rayleigh-Benard对流速度、温度随时间的变化规律、系统的流线和等温线分布及平均Nusselt数与Rayleigh数的之间的关系,与相关文献数据进行了对比,模拟结果非常吻合,证明了改进的双分布格子Boltzmann模型的有效性.     

基于格子Boltzmann方法的挤出胀大的数值模拟

将单相格子Boltzmann方法(lattice Boltzmann method, LBM)引入到粘弹流体的瞬态挤出胀大的数值模拟中,建立了基于双分布函数的自由面粘弹性流动格子Boltzmann模型．分析得到的流道中流动速度分布和构型张量结果与理论解十分吻合．对粘弹流体瞬态挤出胀大过程进行了模拟,并分析了运动粘度比和剪切速率对挤出胀大率的影响,得到的胀大率结果与理论分析和其它模拟结果基本一致．表明给出的LBM可以捕捉挤出胀大的瞬态效应．     

单组分多相系统驱替过程的格子Boltzmann模拟

结合格子Boltzmann方法中的Shan-Chen单组分多相模型,引入流体相间的内聚力和流体与 固体壁面间的黏附力,对二维孔隙网格中非浸润气相驱替完全浸润液相的过程进行模拟,流 体相间的交界面自然形成,整个驱替过程属于毛细指进. 随着毛细数的增加,黏性力的主导 作用增强,使得气相入侵的孔隙尺度减小,因此驱替形态随毛细数的不同有很大差别. 在微 重力的作用下,整个驱替过程受毛细力、重力和黏性力的共同作用,重力起到了稳定交界面 避免窜流的作用.     

格子Boltzmann方法模拟多孔介质惯性流的边界条件改进

格子Boltzmann方法可以有效地模拟水动力学问题,边界处理方法的选择对于可靠的模拟计算至关重要.本文基于多松弛时间格子Boltzmann模型开展了不同边界条件下,周期对称性结构和不规则结构中流体流动模拟,阐述了不同边界条件的精度和适用范围. 此外,引入一种混合式边界处理方法来模拟多孔介质惯性流, 结果表明:对于周期性对称结构流动模拟,体力格式边界条件和压力边界处理方法是等效的,两者都能精确地捕捉流体流动特点; 而对于非周期性不规则结构,两种边界处理方法并不等价,体力格式边界条件只适用于周期性结构;由于广义化周期性边界条件忽略了垂直主流方向上流体与固体格点的碰撞作用,同样不适合处理不规则模型;体力-压力混合式边界格式能够用来模拟周期性或非周期性结构流体流动,在模拟多孔介质流体惯性流时,比压力边界条件有更大的应用优势,可以获得更大的雷诺数且能保证计算的准确性.      

格子Boltzmann方法模拟多孔介质惯性流的边界条件改进

格子Boltzmann方法可以有效地模拟水动力学问题,边界处理方法的选择对于可靠的模拟计算至关重要.本文基于多松弛时间格子Boltzmann模型开展了不同边界条件下,周期对称性结构和不规则结构中流体流动模拟,阐述了不同边界条件的精度和适用范围.此外,引入一种混合式边界处理方法来模拟多孔介质惯性流,结果表明:对于周期性对称结构流动模拟,体力格式边界条件和压力边界处理方法是等效的,两者都能精确地捕捉流体流动特点;而对于非周期性不规则结构,两种边界处理方法并不等价,体力格式边界条件只适用于周期性结构;由于广义化周期性边界条件忽略了垂直主流方向上流体与固体格点的碰撞作用,同样不适合处理不规则模型;体力–压力混合式边界格式能够用来模拟周期性或非周期性结构流体流动,在模拟多孔介质流体惯性流时,比压力边界条件有更大的应用优势,可以获得更大的雷诺数且能保证计算的准确性.     

模拟MKDV方程的格子BGK模型

目前,格子Boltzmann方法已被广泛应用于模拟各种非线性方程.文中用D1Q4模型给出MKDV方程的带修正项的BGK型格子Boltzmann法.数值模拟与理论结果吻合很好.     

格子Boltzmann模型的改进与流体力学方程

流体的流动可以看成是分子以上水平的粒子基本运动组合而成,任何一个粒子系统的Hamiltonian都是由动能和势能这两部分所组成.借助于Hamiltonian建立了微观粒子和宏观流体之间的能量守恒准则,发展了一个适合于热流场数值模拟的格子Boltzmann模型.从该模型可以还原出宏观的流体力学方程,所得动量方程的黏性输运项除了具有Navier-Stokes黏性力的特征外还与非定常的、非线性的动量通量和非定常的内能相关.用该模型对Benard热对流进行了数值模拟,很好地再现了Benard cell,并且克服了热格子Boltzmann模型数值稳定性差的不足.     

柔性微粒介电泳分离过程的多尺度模拟

介电泳分离是一种高效的微细颗粒分离技术,利用非均匀电场极化并操纵分离微流道中的颗粒. 柔性微粒在介电泳分离过程中同时受多种物理场、多相流和微粒变形等复杂因素的影响,仅用单一的计算方法对其进行模拟存在一定的难度,本文采用有限单元——格子玻尔兹曼耦合计算的方法处理这一难题.介观尺度的格子玻尔兹曼方法将流体看成由大量微小粒子组成,在离散格子上求解玻尔兹曼输运方程,易于处理多相流及大变形问题,特别适合模拟柔性颗粒在介电泳分离过程中的变形情况.另一方面,介电泳分离过程的模拟需求解流体、电场和微粒运动方程,计算量相当庞大,通过有限单元法求解介电泳力,提高计算效率.利用这种多尺度耦合计算方法,对一款现有的介电泳芯片分离过程进行了模拟.分析了微粒在电场作用下产生的介电泳力,揭示了介电泳力与电场变化率等因素之间的关系.对微粒运动轨迹及其变形的情况进行了研究,发现微粒的变形主要与流体剪切作用有关.这种多尺度耦合计算方法,为复杂微流体的计算提供了一种有效的解决方案.      

Development of LBGK and incompressible LBGK‐based lattice Boltzmann flux solvers for simulation of incompressible flows

This paper presents lattice Boltzmann Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook (LBGK) model and incompressible LBGK model‐based lattice Boltzmann flux solvers (LBFS) for simulation of incompressible flows. LBFS applies the finite volume method to directly discretize the governing differential equations recovered by lattice Boltzmann equations. The fluxes of LBFS at each cell interface are evaluated by local reconstruction of lattice Boltzmann solution. Because LBFS is applied locally at each cell interface independently, it removes the major drawbacks of conventional lattice Boltzmann method such as lattice uniformity, coupling between mesh spacing, and time interval. With LBGK and incompressible LBGK models, LBFS are examined by simulating decaying vortex flow, polar cavity flow, plane Poiseuille flow, Womersley flow, and double shear flows. The obtained numerical results show that both the LBGK and incompressible LBGK‐based LBFS have the second order of accuracy and high computational efficiency on nonuniform grids. Furthermore, LBFS with both LBGK models are also stable for the double shear flows at a high Reynolds number of 10⁵. However, for the pressure‐driven plane Poiseuille flow, when the pressure gradient is increased, the relative error associated with LBGK model grows faster than that associated with incompressible LBGK model. It seems that the incompressible LBGK‐based LBFS is more suitable for simulating incompressible flows with large pressure gradients. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical simulation of laminar jet-forced flow using lattice Boltzmann method

In the paper, a numerical study on symmetrical and asymmetrical laminar jet-forced flows is carried out by using a lattice Boltzmann method （LBM） with a special boundary treatment. The simulation results are in very good agreement with the available numerical prediction. It is shown that the LBM is a competitive method for the laminar jet-forced flow in terms of computational efficiency and stability.     

Effect of collision and velocity model of lattice Boltzmann model on three-dimensional turbulent flow simulation

Various collision and velocity models of the lattice Boltzmann model (LBM) were compared to determine their effects on the efficiency of a three-dimensional homogeneous isotropic decaying turbulent flow simulation. We determined that a decrease in the number of velocities, in particular, 13-velocities, which can be used in the quasi-equilibrium lattice Boltzmann and in the multiple-relaxation time models (MRT), could considerably decrease the computational effort. However, decreasing the number of velocities deteriorates the stability and the accuracy of the results. By comparing the collision models, we also determined that the stability of the entropic lattice Boltzmann model (ELBM), and 19- and 27- velocity MRT is much higher than in other models. However, the numerical viscosity introduced by the ELBM underestimates the enstrophy, and the computational effort increases because of the calculation overhead required to solve the additional equations if special care is not given to the calculation.     

Multiscale simulation of flow and heat transfer of nanofluid with lattice Boltzmann method

Based on the lattice Boltzmann (LB) approach, a novel hybrid method has been proposed for getting insight into the microscale characteristics of the multicomponent flow of nanofluid. In this method, the whole computational domain is divided into two regions in which different-sized meshes are involved for simulation (fine mesh and coarse mesh). The multicomponent LB method is adopted in the fine mesh region, and the single-component LB approach is applied to the coarse mesh region where the nanofluid is treated as a mixed single-component fluid. The conservation principles of mass, momentum and energy are used to derive a hybrid scheme across the different scaled regions. Numerical simulation is carried out for the Couette flow and convective heat transfer in a parallel plate channel to validate the hybrid method. The computational results indicate that by means of the present method, not only the microscopic characteristics of the nanofluid flow can be simulated, but also the computational efficiency can be remarkably improved compared with the pure multicomponent LB method.     

Simulate natural convection in a 30 MeV cyclotron with effect of irradiation,lattice Boltzmann 3D compressible thermal model

The lattice Boltzmann equation method in three dimensions used to analyze compressible thermal flow in 30 MeV cyclotrons. Cyclotron produced radionuclides have diagnostic applications in nuclear medicine. This cyclotron has horizontal conically shaped and window air cooling in the front and water cooling of the body. Gas heated by irradiation. This scheme is a new type of simulation method for solving the time dependent Navier–Stokes equations in a compressible flow regime. The improved model is convenient to compromise the high accuracy and stability. The included dispersion term can effectively reduce the numerical oscillation at discontinuity. The lattice Boltzmann scheme with uniform mesh resolution is applied as a numerical research tool.     

LBM Simulation of Viscous Fingering Phenomenon in Immiscible Displacement of Two Fluids in Porous Media

This article presents the lattice Boltzmann simulation of viscous fingering phenomenon in immiscible displacement of two fluids in porous media. Such phenomenon generally takes place when a less viscous fluid is used to displace a more viscous fluid, and it can be found in many industrial fields. Dimensionless quantities, such as capillary number, Bond number and viscosity ratio between displaced fluid and displacing fluid are introduced to illustrate the effects of capillary force, viscous force, and gravity on the fluid behaviour. The surface wettability, which has an impact on the finger pattern, is also considered in the simulation. The numerical procedure is validated against the experiment about viscous fingering in a Hele-Shaw cell. The displacement efficiency is investigated using the parameter, areal sweep efficiency. The present simulation shows an additional evidence to demonstrate that the lattice Boltzmann method is a useful method for simulating some multiphase flow problems in porous media.     

An improved immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann method based on force correction technique

In this paper, an improved immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann method based on the force correction technique is presented for fluid‐structure interaction problems including the moving boundary interfaces. By introducing a force correction coefficient, the non‐slip boundary conditions are much better enforced compared with the conventional immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann methods. In addition, the implicit and iterative calculations are avoided; thus, the computational cost is reduced dramatically. Several numerical experiments are carried out to test the efficiency of the method. It is found that the method has the second‐order accuracy, and the non‐slip boundary conditions are enforced indeed. The numerical results also show that the present method is a suitable tool for fluid‐structure interaction problems involving complex moving boundaries.     

A coupled immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann method with smoothed point interpolation method for fluid‐structure interaction problems

The immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann method has been verified to be an effective tool for fluid‐structure interaction simulation associated with thin and flexible bodies. The newly developed smoothed point interpolation method (S‐PIM) can handle the largely deformable solids owing to its softened model stiffness and insensitivity to mesh distortion. In this work, a novel coupled method has been proposed by combining the immersed boundary‐lattice Boltzmann method with the S‐PIM for fluid‐structure interaction problems with large‐displacement solids. The proposed method preserves the simplicity of the lattice Boltzmann method for fluid solvers, utilizes the S‐PIM to establish the realistic constitutive laws for nonlinear solids, and avoids mesh regeneration based on the frame of the immersed boundary method. Both two‐ and three‐dimensional numerical examples have been carried out to validate the accuracy, convergence, and stability of the proposed method in consideration of comparative results with referenced solutions.