Fei, Linlin;
Qin, Feifei;
Wang, Geng;
Huang, Jingwei;
Wen, Binghai;
Zhao, Jianlin;
Luo, Kai H;
... Carmeliet, Jan; + view all
(2023)
Coupled lattice Boltzmann method–discrete element method model for gas–liquid–solid interaction problems.
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
, 975
, Article A20. 10.1017/jfm.2023.822.
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Abstract
In this paper, we propose a numerical model to simulate gas–liquid–solid interaction problems, coupling the lattice Boltzmann method and discrete element method (LBM–DEM). A cascaded LBM is used to simulate the liquid–gas flow field using a pseudopotential interaction model for describing the liquid–gas multiphase behaviour. A classical DEM resorting to fictitious overlaps between the particles is used to simulate the multiple-solid-particle system. A multiphase fluid–solid two-way coupling algorithm between LBM and DEM is constructed. The model is validated by four benchmarks: (i) single disc sedimentation, (ii) single floating particle on a liquid–gas interface, (iii) sinking of a horizontal cylinder and (iv) self-assembly of three particles on a liquid–gas interface. Our simulations agree well with the numerical results reported in the literature. Our proposed model is further applied to simulate droplet impact on deformable granular porous media at pore scale. The dynamic droplet spreading process, the deformation of the porous media (composed of up to 1277 solid particles) as well as the invasion of the liquid into the pores are well captured, within a wide range of impact Weber number. The droplet spreading dynamics on particles is analysed based on the energy budget, which reveals mechanisms at play, showing the evolution of particle energy, surface energy and viscous dissipation energy. A scaling relation based on the impact Weber number is proposed to describe the maximum spreading ratio.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Coupled lattice Boltzmann method–discrete element method model for gas–liquid–solid interaction problems |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/jfm.2023.822 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.822 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | drops, porous media, particle/fluid flow |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184067 |
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