A lattice Boltzmann method for axisymmetric thermocapillary flows

Liu, Haihu and Wu, Lei and Ba, Yan and Xi, Guang (2017) A lattice Boltzmann method for axisymmetric thermocapillary flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 104. pp. 337-350. ISSN 0017-9310 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016....)

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Abstract

In this work, we develop a two-phase lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) to simulate axisymmetric thermocapil- lary flows. This method simulates the immiscible axisymmetric two-phase flow by an improved color-gradient model, in which the single-phase collision, perturbation and recoloring operators are all presented with the axisymmetric effect taken into account in a simple and computational consistent manner. An additional lattice Boltzmann equation is introduced to describe the evolution of the axisymmetric temperature field, which is coupled to the hydrodynamic equations through an equation of state. This method is first validated by simulations of Rayleigh-B ́enard convection in a vertical cylinder and thermocapillary migration of a de- formable droplet at various Marangoni numbers. It is then used to simulate the thermocapillary migration of two spherical droplets in a constant applied temperature gradient along their line of centers, and the influence of the Marangoni number (Ca), initial distance between droplets (S0), and the radius ratio of the leading to trailing droplets (Λ) on the migration process is systematically studied. As Ma increases, the thermal wake behind the leading droplet strengthens, resulting in the transition of the droplet migration from coalescence to non-coalescence; and also, the final distance between droplets increases with Ma for the non-coalescence cases. The variation of S0 does not change the final state of the droplets although it has a direct impact on the migration process. In contrast, Λ can significantly influence the migration process of both droplets and their final state: at low Ma, decreasing Λ favors the coalescence of both droplets; at high Ma, the two droplets do not coalesce eventually but migrate with the same velocity for the small values of Λ, and decreasing Λ leads to a shorter equilibrium time and a faster migration velocity.

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Liu, Haihu, Wu, Lei ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-5041, Ba, Yan and Xi, Guang;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:57502
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 January 2017
    Published
    26 August 2016
    Published Online
    21 August 2016
    Accepted
    1 June 2016
    Submitted
    Notes:© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Haihu Liu, Lei Wu, Yan Ba, Guang Xi, A lattice Boltzmann method for axisymmetric thermocapillary flows, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 104, 2017, Pages 337-350, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.08.068
    Subjects:Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:22 Aug 2016 15:36
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:30
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57502
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