4.7 Article

Towards a consistent lattice Boltzmann model for two-phase fluids

Journal

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
Volume 953, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.867

Keywords

multiphase flow; kinetic theory

Funding

  1. European Research Council (ERC) [834763-PonD]
  2. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [200021-172640]
  3. Swiss National Super Computing Center CSCS [s1066]
  4. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [200021_172640] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

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This paper revisits the construction of discrete kinetic models for single-component isothermal two-phase flows. The authors show the correspondence between the kinetic model for a non-ideal fluid and the Navier-Stokes equations with a non-ideal equation of state. They also introduce a scaling based on velocity increments to recover the full Navier-Stokes-Korteweg equations. The proposed model is validated on various benchmarks and exhibits thermodynamic and hydrodynamic consistency.
We revisit the construction of discrete kinetic models for single-component isothermal two-phase flows. Starting from a kinetic model for a non-ideal fluid, we show that, under conventional scaling, the Navier-Stokes equations with a non-ideal equation of state are recovered in the hydrodynamic limit. A scaling based on the smallness of velocity increments is then introduced, which recovers the full Navier-Stokes-Korteweg equations. The proposed model is realized on a standard lattice and validated on a variety of benchmarks. Through a detailed study of thermodynamic properties including co-existence densities, surface tension, Tolman length and sound speed, we show thermodynamic consistency, well-posedness and convergence of the proposed model. Furthermore, hydrodynamic consistency is demonstrated by verification of Galilean invariance of the dissipation rate of shear and normal modes and the study of visco-capillary coupling effects. Finally, the model is validated on dynamic test cases in three dimensions with complex geometries and large density ratios such as drop impact on textured surfaces and mercury drops coalescence.

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