Lattice Boltzmann Methods
Lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM) (or Thermal Lattice Boltzmann methods (TLBM)) is a class of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods for fluid simulation. Instead of solving the Navier–Stokes equations, the discrete Boltzmann equation is solved to simulate the flow of a Newtonian fluid with collision models such as Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK). By simulating streaming and collision processes across a limited number of particles, the intrinsic particle interactions evince a microcosm of viscous flow behavior applicable across the greater mass.
Read more about Lattice Boltzmann Methods: Algorithm, Development From The LGA Method, Lattices and The DnQm Classification, Lattice Units Conversion, Simulation of Mixtures, Thermal Lattice-Boltzmann Method, Limitations, Derivation of Navier-Stokes Equation From Discrete LBE, Mathematical Equations For Simulations, Further Reading
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