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S Arcidiacono¹, J Mantzaras, S Ansumali

¹Paul Scherrer Institute, Combustion Research, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. salvatore.arcidiacono@psi.ch

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Area of Science:

Computational fluid dynamics
Multiphase flow modeling
Chemical engineering simulations

Background:

Traditional lattice Boltzmann models struggle with simulating binary mixtures featuring diverse Schmidt numbers and molecular mass ratios.
Accurate simulation of binary mixtures is crucial for understanding complex fluid dynamics phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a new lattice Boltzmann model capable of simulating binary mixtures with different Schmidt numbers and arbitrary molecular mass ratios.
To validate the model's ability to recover fundamental hydrodynamic equations in the appropriate limit.

Main Methods:

Development of a lattice Boltzmann model tailored for binary mixture simulations.
Analysis of the model in the hydrodynamic limit to recover Navier-Stokes and Stefan-Maxwell equations.
Application of the model to simulate binary diffusion and mixing layers.

Main Results:

The proposed lattice Boltzmann model successfully simulates binary mixtures with varying Schmidt numbers and molecular mass ratios.
The model recovers the Navier-Stokes and Stefan-Maxwell binary diffusion equations in the hydrodynamic limit.
Simulations of binary diffusion and mixing layers show excellent agreement with a derived similarity solution and a spectral element code.

Conclusions:

The presented lattice Boltzmann model offers a versatile and accurate tool for simulating binary mixtures.
This formulation overcomes limitations of previous models, enabling broader applications in fluid dynamics and chemical engineering.
The model's validation confirms its reliability for predicting diffusion and mixing phenomena.