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	Title:	Dissipative Particle Dynamics and other particle methods for multiphase fluid flow in fractured and porous media
	Author:	Paul Meakin, Zhijie Xu
	Address:	Idaho National Laboratory, Center for Advanced Modeling and Simulation, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-2211, USA; Institute for Energy Technology, Multiphase Flow Assurance Innovation Center, NO-2027, Kjeller, Norway; Physics of Geological Processes, University of Oslo, No-0316, Oslo, Norway. ' Idaho National Laboratory, Center for Advanced Modeling and Simulation, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-2211, USA
	Journal:	Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal 2009 - Vol. 9, No.6/7  pp. 399 - 408
	Abstract:	Particle methods are less computationally efficient than grid based numerical solution of the Navier Stokes equation. However, they have important advantages including rigorous mass conservation, momentum conservation and isotropy. In addition, there is no need for explicit interface tracking/capturing and code development effort is relatively low. We describe applications of three particle methods: molecular dynamics, dissipative particle dynamics and smoothed particle hydrodynamics. The mesoscale (between the molecular and continuum scales) dissipative particle dynamics method can be used to simulate systems that are too large to simulate using molecular dynamics but small enough for thermal fluctuations to play an important role.
	Keywords:	CFD; computation fluid dynamics; particle methods; DPD; dissipative particle dynamics; SPH; smoothed particle hydrodynamics; molecular dynamics; Brownian dynamics; modelling; simulation.
	DOI:	10.1504/PCFD.2009.027371
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