We develop a hybrid computational approach for simulating mixtures of binary fluids and mobile, submicron particles. The model couples a lattice Boltzmann method for the binary fluid with a Brownian dynamics model for the particles. The particles can exhibit preferential wetting interactions with the different components of the fluid. As an illustration of the method, we carry out simulations in two dimensions to compare the spinodal decomposition of a pure binary fluid with the phase separation of binary blends that contain either fixed or mobile particles. We then isolate conditions where the flow of a binary fluid/particle mixture past surfaces with well-defined asperities leads to the formation of monodisperse droplets, which encapsulate the nanoparticles. The findings provide guidelines for creating multiphase emulsions with well-controlled morphologies.
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