An evaluation of a 3D free-energy-based lattice Boltzmann model for multiphase flows with large density ratio

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1193-1207

  Huang, Haibo ^a   Zheng, Hongwei ^b   Lu, Xi yun ^a   Shu, Chang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubble flow; Large density ratio; Lattice Boltzmann; Moving boundary; Moving frame; Moving reference; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FLOW; LARGE DENSITY RATIO; LATTICE BOLTZMANN; MOVING BOUNDARIES; MOVING FRAME; MOVING REFERENCE;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DROP FORMATION; FREE ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77956442359     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2126     Document Type: Article

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