Mesoscale simulations: Lattice Boltzmann and particle algorithms

J.M. Yeomans

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2006, vol. 369, issue 1, 159-184

Abstract: I introduce two mesoscale algorithms, lattice Boltzmann and stochastic rotation dynamics, and show how they can be used to investigate the hydrodynamics of complex fluids. For each method I describe the algorithm, show that it solves the Navier–Stokes equations, and then discuss physical problems where it is particularly applicable. For lattice Boltzmann the examples I choose are phase ordering in a binary fluid and drop dynamics on a chemically patterned surface. For stochastic rotation dynamics I consider the hydrodynamics of dilute polymer solutions, concentrating on shear thinning and translocation across a barrier.

Keywords: Mesoscale simulations; Lattice Boltzmann; Complex fluids (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.011

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