Application of the lattice-Boltzmann method to study flow and dispersion in channels with and without expansion and contraction geometry
✍ Scribed by Rajinder Kumar; Sriram S. Nivarthi; H. Ted Davis; D.M. Kroll; Robert S. Maier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-2091
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✦ Synopsis
The lattice-Boltzmann (LB) method, derived from lattice gas automata, is a relatively new technique for studying transport problems. The LB method is investigated for its accuracy to study fluid dynamics and dispersion problems. Two problems of relevance to flow and dispersion in porous media are addressed: (i) Poiseuille flow between parallel plates (which is analogous to flow in pore throats in two-dimensional porous networks), and (ii) flow through an expansion -contraction geometry (which is analogous to flow in pore bodies in two-dimensional porous networks). The results obtained from the LB simulations are compared with analytical solutions when available, and with solutions obtained from a finite element code (FIDAP) when analytical results are not available. Excellent agreement is found between the LB results and the analytical/FIDAP solutions in most cases, indicating the utility of the lattice-Boltzmann method for solving fluid dynamics and dispersion problems.