Three-dimensional multi-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann front-tracking method for two-phase flow

We developed a three-dimensional multi-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method for incompressible and immiscible two-phase flow by coupling with a front-tracking technique. The flow field was simulated by using an Eulerian grid, an adaptive unstructured triangular Lagrangian grid was applied to track explicitly the motion of the two-fluid interface, and an indicator function was introduced to update accurately the fluid properties. The surface tension was computed directly on a triangular Lagrangian grid, and then the surface tension was distributed to the background Eulerian grid. Three benchmarks of two-phase flow, including the Laplace law for a stationary drop, the oscillation of a three-dimensional ellipsoidal drop,and the drop deformation in a shear flow, were simulated to validate the present model.     

两球形颗粒间横向毛细力的格子Boltzmann研究

采用以Shan-Chen多组分模型为基础的格子Boltzmann-伪固体模型对两颗粒间的浮体和浸润横向毛细力展开数值模拟研究,其中流体-固体间的相互作用及颗粒润湿性质在介观层次上采用简单形式得以充分考虑．三维测试表明,与已有理论解相比,成功再现了横向毛细力与颗粒间距的“1/L”关系,并确认了浸润横向毛细力与表面张力间的线性关系．这表明可进一步应用该模型研究横向毛细力作用下的颗粒自聚集等现象.     

Multi-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann front tracking method for two-phase flow with surface tension

<正>In this paper,an improved incompressible multi-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann-front tracking approach is proposed to simulate two-phase flow with a sharp interface,where the surface tension is implemented.The lattice Boltzmann method is used to simulate the incompressible flow with a stationary Eulerian grid,an additional moving Lagrangian grid is adopted to track explicitly the motion of the interface,and an indicator function is introduced to update the fluid properties accurately.The interface is represented by using a four-order Lagrange polynomial through fitting a set of discrete marker points,and then the surface tension is directly computed by using the normal vector and curvature of the interface.Two benchmark problems,including Laplace’s law for a stationary bubble and the dispersion relation of the capillary wave between two fluids are conducted for validation.Excellent agreement is obtained between the numerical simulations and the theoretical results in the two cases.