Title: Modelling of phase separation in binary fluid under vibration with LBM

Authors: Qingming Chang, Xia Chen, Changjun Chen, J. Iwan D. Alexander

Addresses: Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. ' Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. ' Key Laboratory for Ferrous Metallurgy and Resources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. ' National Center for Space Exploration Research, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

Abstract: Fluid dynamics in phase separation system subject to a vibration perpendicular to gravity is analysed by using a lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) based on the He-Shan-Doolen (HSD) model. The vibrations considered correspond to sinusoidal translations of a rigid cavity at a fixed frequency. Interaction between gravity and vibration-induced convection is studied. The ability of applied vibration to influence the phase separation behaviour and deposition is investigated.

Keywords: fluid dynamics; lattice Boltzmann method; LBM; phase separation; vibration; binary fluids; gravity; vibration-induced convection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIC.2010.032362

International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 2010 Vol.9 No.1/2, pp.65 - 70

Published online: 01 Apr 2010 *

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