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Iterative momentum relaxation for fast lattice-Boltzmann simulations

  • D. Kandhai*
  • , A. Koponen
  • , A. Hoekstra
  • , P. M.A. Sloot
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of Jyväskylä

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Abstract

Lattice-Boltzmann simulations are often used for studying steady-state hydrodynamics. In these simulations, however, the complete time evolution starting from some initial condition is redundantly computed due to the transient nature of the scheme. In this article we present a refinement of body-force driven lattice-Boltzmann simulations that may reduce the simulation time significantly. This new technique is based on an iterative adjustment of the local body-force. We validate this technique on three test cases, namely fluid flow around a spherical obstacle, flow in random fiber mats and flow in a static mixer reactor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-96
JournalFuture Generation Computer Systems
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2001
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work was partly carried out within the massive parallel computing (MPR) project “Many Particle Systems” funded by the Dutch foundation for basic research. We would like to thank Robert Belleman, David Vidal, Huub Hoefsloot, Markku Kataja and Jussi Timonen for many useful discussions concerning the IMR technique and the benchmark application.

Keywords

  • Fluid mechanics
  • Lattice-Boltzmann method
  • Porous media

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