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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids
Published on: December 4, 2017
Macroscopic finite-difference scheme and modified equations of the general propagation multiple-relaxation-time
Ying Chen1, Xi Liu1, Zhenhua Chai1
1School of Mathematics and Statistics, <a href="https://ror.org/00p991c53">Huazhong University of Science and Technology</a>, Wuhan 430074, China; Institute of Interdisciplinary Research for Mathematics and Applied Science, <a href="https://ror.org/00p991c53">Huazhong University of Science and Technology</a>, Wuhan 430074, China; and Hubei Key Laboratory of Engineering Modeling and Scientific Computing, <a href="https://ror.org/00p991c53">Huazhong University of Science and Technology</a>, Wuhan 430074, China.
Abstract:
In this paper we first present the general propagation multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann (GPMRT-LB) model and obtain the corresponding macroscopic finite-difference (GPMFD) scheme on conservative moments. Then based on the Maxwell iteration method, we conduct the analysis on the truncation errors and modified equations (MEs) of the GPMRT-LB model and GPMFD scheme at both diffusive and acoustic scalings. For the nonlinear anisotropic convection-diffusion equation (NACDE) and Navier-Stokes equations (NSEs), we also derive the first- and second-order MEs of the GPMRT-LB model and GPMFD scheme. In particular, for the one-dimensional convection-diffusion equation (CDE) with the constant velocity and diffusion coefficient, we can develop a fourth-order GPMRT-LB (F-GPMRT-LB) model and the corresponding fourth-order GPMFD (F-GPMFD) scheme at the diffusive scaling. Finally, three benchmark problems, the Gauss hill problem, the CDE with nonlinear convection and diffusion terms, and the Taylor-Green vortex flow in two-dimensional space, are used to test the GPMRT-LB model and GPMFD scheme, and it is found that the numerical results not only are in good agreement with corresponding analytical solutions, but also have a second-order convergence rate in space. Additionally, a numerical study on one-dimensional CDE also demonstrates that the F-GPMRT-LB model and F-GPMFD scheme can achieve a fourth-order accuracy in space, which is consistent with our theoretical analysis.
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