Comparative study of lattice-Boltzmann and finite volume methods for the simulation of laminar flow through a 4:1 planar contraction

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 903-920

  Al Jahmany, Yarub Y ^a   Brenner, Gunther ^a   Brunn, Peter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Lattice Boltzmann method; Newtonian fluid; Planar contraction; Stress distribution; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS;

LATTICE BOLTZMANN (LB) METHOD; NORMAL STRESS; PLANAR CONTRACTION; VELOCITY GRADIENTS;

LAMINAR FLOW;

FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 7644233611     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.788     Document Type: Article

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