Lattice Boltzmann equation for microscale gas flows of binary mixtures

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2009 Feb;79(2 Pt 2):026702. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.026702. Epub 2009 Feb 9.

Abstract

Modeling and simulating gas flows in and around microdevices are a challenging task in both science and engineering. In practical applications, a gas is usually a mixture made of different components. In this paper we propose a lattice Boltzmann equation (LBE) model for microscale flows of a binary mixture based on a recently developed LBE model for continuum mixtures [P. Asinari and L.-S. Luo, J. Comput. Phys. 227, 3878 (2008)]. A consistent boundary condition for gas-solid interactions is proposed and analyzed. The LBE is validated and compared with theoretical results or other reported data. The results show that the model can serve as a potential method for flows of binary mixture in the microscale.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't