NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF ISOTHERMAL MICRO FLOWS BY LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD AND THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFUSE SCATTERING BOUNDARY CONDITION

A Lattice Boltzmann model for simulating micro flows has been proposed by us recently (Europhysics Letters, 67(4), 600–606 (2004)). In this paper, we will present a further theoretical and numerical validation of the model. In this regards, a theoretical analysis of the diffuse-scattering boundary condition for a simple flow is carried out and the result is consistent with the conventional slip velocity boundary condition. Numerical validation is highlighted by simulating the two-dimensional isothermal pressure-driven micro-channel flows and the thin-film gas bearing lubrication problems, and comparing the simulation results with available experimental data and analytical predictions.

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