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Study on the Free Surface Behavior Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (격자볼츠만법을 이용한 자유수면 거동 특성 연구)

  • Jung, Rho-Taek
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.255-262
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    • 2013
  • The boltzmann equation is based on the particle distribution function while the Navire-Stokes equation based on the continuum theory. In order to simulate free surface flow, this paper used the Lattice Boltzmann Method of which is the discretized form. The detail study on the characteristics of the Lattice Boltzmann Method for the free surface simulation was investigated. The developed code was validated with the traditional dam breaking problem by tracking the front position of the water. A basic roles of density functions in the Lattice Boltzmann Method is discussed. To have an engineering applications, the simulation is also conducted the free surface behavior with an arbitrary wall geometry.

Application of the lattice Boltzmann method to multiphase flow and combustion analysis (다상 유동 및 연소 해석에서 Lattice Boltzmann 방법의 응용 가능성에 대한 고찰)

  • Huh, Kang-Yul
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.06a
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    • pp.3-8
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    • 2001
  • LBM은 분자 운동을 직접 모사하지 않고 통계 역학적 원리에 기초하여 주어진 격자 구조 아래서 입자들의 단순 이동, 충돌 과정의 반복에 의해 유동을 모사하는 방법이다. 이미 다양한 열유동 현상들에 대한 응용 결과가 발표되었으며 병렬화, 단순한 프로그래밍 등의 장점으로 인해 앞으로 연소, 다상 유동, micro/nano 스케일 유동 등의 해석에 많은 가능성을 지니고 있다. 아직 국내에서는 이에 대한 소개가 제대로 이루어지지 못해 관련 분야의 연구자들이 충분한 관심을 갖고 있지 않은 것으로 생각되어 본 논문에서 LBM 방법에 대한 개략적인 소개를 시도하였다.

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Grid Refinement Model in Lattice Boltzmann Method for Stream Function-Vorticity Formulations (유동함수-와도 관계를 이용한 격자볼츠만 방법에서의 격자 세밀화 모델)

  • Shin, Myung Seob
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.415-423
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we present a grid refinement model in the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for two-dimensional incompressible fluid flow. That is, the model combines the desirable features of the lattice Boltzmann method and stream function-vorticity formulations. In order to obtain an accurate result, very fine grid (or lattice) is required near the solid boundary. Therefore, the grid refinement model is used in the lattice Boltzmann method for stream function-vorticity formulation. This approach is more efficient in that it can obtain the same accurate solution as that in single-block approach even if few lattices are used for computation. In order to validate the grid refinement approach for the stream function-vorticity formulation, the numerical simulations of lid-driven cavity flows were performed and good results were obtained.

A STUDY ON THE CHOICE OF THERMAL MODELS IN THE COMPUTATION OF NATURAL CONVECTION WITH THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD (Lattice Boltzmann 방법을 사용한 자연대류 해석에서 열모델의 선택에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Seok-Ki;Kim, Seong-O
    • Journal of computational fluids engineering
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2011
  • A comparative analysis of thermal models in the lattice Boltzmann method(LBM) for the simulation of laminar natural convection in a square cavity is presented. A HYBRID method, in which the thermal equation is solved by the Navier-Stokes equation method while the mass and momentum conservation are resolved by the lattice Boltzmann method, is introduced and its merits are explained. All the governing equations are discretized on a cell-centered, non-uniform grid using the finite-volume method. The convection terms are treated by a second-order central-difference scheme with a deferred correction method to ensure stability of the solutions. The HYBRID method and the double-population method are applied to the simulation of natural convection in a square cavity and the predicted results are compared with the benchmark solutions given in the literatures. The predicted results are also compared with those by the conventional Navier-Stokes equation method. In general, the present HYBRID method is as accurate as the Navier-Stokes equation method and the double-population method. The HYBRID method shows better convergence and stability than the double-population method. These observations indicate that this HYBRID method is an efficient and economic method for the simulation of incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer problem with the LBM.

Computational rock physics: Lattice-Boltzmann fluid flow simulation in porous media and its applications

  • Keehm, Young-Seuk;Mukerji, Tapan;Nur, Amos
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.661-668
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents Lattice-Boltzmann simulation techniques for single-phase and two-phase fluid flow in porous media. Numerical experiments were performed in a digital rock sample from X-ray microtomography. Computed results showed very good agreement with laboratory measurements of permeability and relative permeability. Two applications using these simulation techniques show the potential of the Lattice-Boltzmann flow simulation to solve many difficult problems coupled with fluid flow in porous media.

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Effect of surface roughness on laminar flow in a micro-channel by using lattice Boltzmann method (격자 볼츠만 방법을 이용한 미소채널 내에서의 층류 유동에 대한 표면 거칠기의 영향)

  • Shin, Myung-Seob;Yoon, Joon-Yong;Byun, Sung-Joon;Kim, Kak-Joong
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.179-183
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    • 2006
  • Surface roughness is present in most of the microfluidic devices due to the microfabrication techniques. This paper presents lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) results for laminar flow in a microchannel with surface roughness. The surface roughness is modeled by an array of rectangular modules placed on top and bottom side of a parallel-plate channel. In this study, LBGK D2Q9 code in lattice Boltzmann Method is used to simulate flow field for low Reynolds number in a micro-channel. The effects of relative surface roughness, roughness distribution, roughness size and the results are presented in the form of the product of friction factor and Reynolds number. Finally, a significant increase in Poiseuille number is detected as the surface roughness is considered, while the effect of roughness on the microflow field depends on the surface roughness.

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Numerical Analysis of a Weak Shock Wave Propagating in a Medium Using Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM)

  • Kang, Ho-Keun;Michihisa Tsutahara;Ro, Ki-Deok;Lee, Young-Ho
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.17 no.12
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    • pp.2034-2041
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    • 2003
  • This study introduced a lattice Boltzmann computational scheme capable of modeling thermo hydrodynamic flows with simpler equilibrium particle distribution function compared with other models. The equilibrium particle distribution function is the local Maxwelian equilibrium function in this model, with all the constants uniquely determined. The characteristics of the proposed model is verified by calculation of the sound speeds, and the shock tube problem. In the lattice Boltzmann method, a thermal fluid or compressible fluid model simulates the reflection of a weak shock wave colliding with a sharp wedge having various angles $\theta$$\sub$w/. Theoretical results using LBM are satisfactory compared with the experimental result or the TVD.

Numerical Study on the Droplet Flows in a Cross-Junction Channel Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (Lattice Boltzmann 법을 이용한 Cross-Junction 채널 내의 droplet 유동에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Park, Jae-Hyoun;Suh, Young-Kweon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.407-410
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    • 2006
  • This study describes a simulation of two-dimensional bubble forming and motion by the Lattice Boltzmann Method with the phase field equation. The free energy model is used to treat the interfacial force and deformation of binary fluids system, drawn into a T-junction the micro channel. A numerical simulation of a binary flow in a cross-junction channel is carried out by using the parallel computation method. The aim in this investigation is to examine the applicability of LBM to numerical analysis of binary fluid separation and motion in the micro channel.

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COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON TWO DIMENSIONAL DAM BREAKING SIMULATION USING LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD (LBM을 이용한 Dam Breaking 수치해석 연구)

  • Jung, Rho-Taek;Hasan, Md. Kamrul
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.54-57
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    • 2011
  • In this paper we present an algorithm about how to simulate two dimensional dam breaking with lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). LBM considers a typical volume element of fluid to be composed of a collection of particles that represented by a particle velocity distribution function for each fluid component at each grid point. We use the modified Lattice Boltzmann Method for incompressible fluid. This paper will represent detailed information on single phase flow which considers only the water instead of both air and water. Interface treatment and conservation of mass are the most important things in simulating free surface where the Interface is treated by mass exchange with the water region. We consider the surface tension on the interface and also bounce back boundary condition for the treatment of solid obstacles. We will compare the results of the simulation with some methods and experimental results.

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