Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Method for high Reynolds number fluid flows

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Abstract

The Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) has emerged as a computationally efficient and increasingly popular numerical method for simulating complex fluid flow. However, the standard LBM has always suffered from severe numerical instability. In this paper, we mainly focus on Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Methods (ELBM) for high Reynolds number fluid flow. ELBM, which is derived from H-theorem, enhances the numerical stability of LBM. The compliance of ELBM with H-theorem makes ELBM much more stable than the standard LBM, but the computational cost increases because of solving a non-linear equation. We propose a new optimisation strategy to improve the efficiency of ELBM, and also implement some numerical tests to validate the computational stabilities and correctness.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-193
Number of pages11
JournalProgress in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Volume9
Issue number3-5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • ELBM
  • Entropic function
  • Entropic lattice Boltzmann method
  • H-theory
  • LBM
  • Lattice Boltzmann method
  • Lyapunov function
  • Lyapunov stability
  • Optimisation strategies

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