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  • Computational physics
  • Fluid dynamics
  • Materials science

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  • Campylotic media possess intrinsic curvature, influencing transport properties.
  • Understanding flow in disordered or curved systems is crucial for various scientific and engineering applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To computationally investigate the transport properties of campylotic media.
  • To analyze the relationship between flow, Ricci scalar, and curvature perturbation characteristics.
  • To characterize flux based on Reynolds number and interaction scales.

Main Methods:

  • Development and validation of a new lattice Boltzmann model.
  • Computational simulation of fluid flow through randomly perturbed campylotic media.

Main Results:

  • The flow-Ricci scalar relationship exhibits two distinct functional forms based on perturbation extent relative to a critical value.
  • Flow shows sublinear behavior with increasing perturbation concentration due to interference effects.
  • Flux characterization was performed concerning local Reynolds number and impurity interaction scales.

Conclusions:

  • The study elucidates complex flow dynamics in intrinsically curved media.
  • Findings highlight the impact of curvature perturbation characteristics on overall transport properties.
  • The developed lattice Boltzmann model provides a validated tool for studying such systems.