Lattice Boltzmann Method Used to Simulate an Unsteady Flow Around an Obstacle in Laminar Regime

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafik Abassi ◽  
Fethi Aloui ◽  
Sassi Ben Nasrallah ◽  
Jack Legrand
Keyword(s):  
Unsteady Flow ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Laminar Regime ◽  
Boltzmann Method ◽  
3D Problem

This work deals with the application of the lattice Boltzmann method to simulate the unsteady laminar flow around a confined square obstacle. For this configuration, we can observe some regimes that fluid may occur during its flowing. We have determined numerically the flow behavior for linear and stable regime. The variable aspect of the flow observed depends on the Reynolds number. In this study, we determine the velocity fields for a various Reynolds numbers by resolving the Navier-Stokes equations using the Lattice Boltzmann Method with BGK schema. This method is a recent extension of the LB method which demonstrated its potential for describing incompressible flow around an obstacle. A numerical study of 2D and 3D problem around a square obstacle using the Lattice Boltzmann Method with BGK schema is presented for an unsteady flow in laminar regime. The flow behavior in a horizontal channel with a rectangular cross-section, where a squared obstacle is placed in the middle, is discussed. In the 2D simulation, the obtained numerical results show a good agreement with experimental results [18]. Then we extend the ability of this method to solve the 3D problem. Numerical results behind the obstacle, obtained for various Reynolds numbers, are also analyzed and discussed.

THE JEFFERY-HAMEL PROBLEM: A NUMERICAL LATTICE-BOLTZMANN STUDY

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
GÁBOR HÁZI ◽  
ISTVÁN FARKAS
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Bifurcation Theory ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Boltzmann Method

In this paper, we present a numerical study of the Jeffery-Hammel problem using the lattice-Boltzmann method. We study three situations: pure inflow, pure outflow, and outflow with backflow. We demonstrate that the lattice-Boltzmann method gives not only qualitatively but also quantitatively accurate solutions for this problem. From the point of view of stability of the flow, the recent results of bifurcation theory are also briefly considered from the viewpoint of our numerical results.

Simulation of Flow Past a Square Cylinder by Parallel Lattice Boltzmann Method using Multi-Relaxation-Time Scheme

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-S. Wu ◽  
Y.-L. Shao
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Blockage Ratio ◽  
Square Cylinder ◽  
Single Relaxation Time ◽  
Boltzmann Method

AbstractThe flows past a square cylinder in a channel are simulated using the multi-relaxation-time (MRT) model in the parallel lattice Boltzmann BGK method (LBGK). Reynolds numbers of the flow are in the range of 100 ∼ 1,850 with blockage ratio, 1/6, of cylinder height to channel height, in which the single-relaxation-time (SRT) scheme is not able to converge at higher Reynolds numbers. Computed results are compared with those obtained using the SRT scheme where it can converge. In addition, computed Strouhal numbers compare reasonably well with the numerical results of Davis (1984).

scholarly journals NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF FLOW BEHAVIOR IN DRIVEN CAVITY AT HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBERS

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fudhail Bin Abdul Munir
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Transport Phenomena ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Driven Cavity ◽  
Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Scheme

In recent years, due to rapidly increasing computational power, computational methods have become the essential tools to conduct researches in various engineering fields.  In parallel to the development of ultra high speed digital computers, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become the new third approach apart from theory and experiment in the philosophical study and development of fluid dynamics.  Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is an alternative method to conventional CFD.  LBM is relatively new approach that uses simple microscopic models to simulate complicated microscopic behavior of transport phenomena.  In this paper, fluid flow behaviors of steady incompressible flow inside lid driven square cavity are studied.  Numerical calculations are conducted for different Reynolds numbers by using Lattice Boltzmann scheme.  The objective of the paper is to demonstrate the capability of this lattice Boltzmann scheme for engineering applications particularly in fluid transport phenomena. Keywords-component; lattice Boltzmann method, lid driven cavity, computational fluid dynamics.

scholarly journals A numerical study of fish adaption behaviors in complex environments with a deep reinforcement learning and immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhu ◽  
Fang-Bao Tian ◽  
John Young ◽  
James C. Liao ◽  
Joseph C. S. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Prey Capture ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Benchmark Problems ◽  
Immersed Boundary ◽  
Complex Environments ◽  
Fish Model ◽  
Point To Point ◽  
Boltzmann Method

AbstractFish adaption behaviors in complex environments are of great importance in improving the performance of underwater vehicles. This work presents a numerical study of the adaption behaviors of self-propelled fish in complex environments by developing a numerical framework of deep learning and immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method (IB–LBM). In this framework, the fish swimming in a viscous incompressible flow is simulated with an IB–LBM which is validated by conducting two benchmark problems including a uniform flow over a stationary cylinder and a self-propelled anguilliform swimming in a quiescent flow. Furthermore, a deep recurrent Q-network (DRQN) is incorporated with the IB–LBM to train the fish model to adapt its motion to optimally achieve a specific task, such as prey capture, rheotaxis and Kármán gaiting. Compared to existing learning models for fish, this work incorporates the fish position, velocity and acceleration into the state space in the DRQN; and it considers the amplitude and frequency action spaces as well as the historical effects. This framework makes use of the high computational efficiency of the IB–LBM which is of crucial importance for the effective coupling with learning algorithms. Applications of the proposed numerical framework in point-to-point swimming in quiescent flow and position holding both in a uniform stream and a Kármán vortex street demonstrate the strategies used to adapt to different situations.

Numerical study of capillary-driven flow in square micro-channel by lattice Boltzmann method

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Mohamed El Amine Ben Amara ◽  
Patrick Perré ◽  
Abdolreza Kharaghani ◽  
Sassi Ben Nasrallah
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Boltzmann Method

Numerical Simulation for Flow over Two Circular Cylinders in Micro Channel with Lattice Boltzmann Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 670-671 ◽  
pp. 747-750
Author(s):  
Zhi Jun Gong ◽  
Jiao Yang ◽  
Wen Fei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Recirculation Zone ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Reynolds Numbers ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Zone Length ◽  
Spacing Ratio ◽  
Boltzmann Method

For indepth study on flow characteristics for fluid bypass obstacles in micro-channel, the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) was used to simulate fluid flow over two circular cylinders in side-by-side arrangement of a micro-channel. The velocity distribution and recirculation zone length under different Reynolds numbers (Re = 0~100) and different spacing ratio (H/D= 0~2.0) were obtained. The results show that the pattern of flow and the size of recirculation zone in the micro-channel depend on the combined effect of Re and H/D.

Numerical simulation of vapor bubble growth on a vertical superheated wall using lattice Boltzmann method

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1214-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Sun ◽  
Weizhong Li ◽  
Bo Dong
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Nucleate Boiling ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Heat Transfer Mechanism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Boltzmann Method

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the feasibility of lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for numerical simulation of nucleate boiling and transition boiling. In addition, the processes of nucleate and transition boiling on vertical wall are simulated. The heat transfer mechanism is discussed based on the evolution of temperature field. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, nucleate boiling and transition boiling are numerically investigated by LBM. A lattice Boltzmann (LB) multiphase model combining with a LB thermal model is used to predict the phase-change process. Findings – Numerical results are in good agreement with existing experimental results. Numerical results confirm the feasibility of the hybrid LBM for direct simulations of nucleate and transition boiling. The data exhibit correct parametric dependencies of bubble departure diameter compared with experimental correlation and relevant references. Research limitations/implications – All the simulations are performed in two-dimensions in this paper. In the future work, the boiling process will be simulated in three-dimensional. Practical implications – This study demonstrated a potential model that can be applied to the investigation of phase change heat transfer, which is one of the effective techniques for enhance the heat transfer in engineering. The numerical results can be considered as a basic work or a reference for generalizing LB method in the practical application about nucleate boiling and transition boiling. Originality/value – The hybrid LBM is first used for simulation of nucleate and transition boiling on vertical surface. Heat transfer mechanism during boiling is discussed based on the numerical results.

scholarly journals Study on droplet nucleation position and jumping on structured hydrophobic surface using the lattice Boltzmann method

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-149
Author(s):  
Gaojie Liang ◽  
Lijun Liu ◽  
Haiqian Zhao ◽  
Cong Li ◽  
Nandi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Lattice Boltzmann Method ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Lattice Boltzmann ◽  
Hydrophobic Surface ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Nucleation Mode ◽  
Droplet Nucleation ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Boltzmann Method

In this study, droplet nucleation and jumping on the conical microstructure surface is simulated using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). The nucleation and jumping laws of the droplet on the surface are summarized. The numerical results suggest that the height and the gap of the conical microstructure exhibit a significant influence on the nucleation position of the droplet. When the ratio of height to the gap of the microstructure(H/D) is small, the droplet tends to nucleate at the bottom of the structure. Otherwise, the droplet tends to nucleate towards the side of the structure. The droplet grown in the side nucleation mode possesses better hydrophobicity than that of the droplet grown in the bottom nucleation mode and the droplet jumping becomes easier. Apart from the coalescence of the droplets jumping out of the surface, jumping of individual droplets may also occur under certain conditions. The ratio of the clearance to the width of the conical microstructure(D/F) depends on the jumping mode of the droplet. The simulation results indicate that when the D/F ratio is greater than 1.2, the coalescence jump of droplets is likely to occur. On the contrary, the individual jump of droplets is easy to occur.

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