Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations of Complex Fluids

G. Gonnella (), E. Orlandini () and J. M. Yeomans ()
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G. Gonnella: Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, 1 Keble Rd., Oxford OX1 3NP, UK
E. Orlandini: Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, 1 Keble Rd., Oxford OX1 3NP, UK
J. M. Yeomans: Theoretical Physics, Oxford University, 1 Keble Rd., Oxford OX1 3NP, UK

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1997, vol. 08, issue 04, 783-792

Abstract: We show that by including thermodynamic functions derived from a chosen free energy in a lattice-Boltzmann simulation of fluid flow it is possible to ensure that the fluid relaxes to a well-defined equlilibrium corresponding to the minimum of the input free energy. Two examples are given of phase separation in a binary fluid: bulk two-phase coexistence and a lamellar phase stabilised by a competition between negative surface tension and positive curvature energy. The lattice-Boltzmann framework simulates the Navier–Stokes equations of fluid flow and hence allows investigation of the effects of hydrodynamics on the kinetics of phase separation and on the rheology of the ordered structures.

Keywords: Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations; Binary Fluids; Lamellar Fluids; Phase Ordering; Hydrodynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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