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Title Application of the multicomponent lattice Boltzmann simulation method to oil/water dispersions
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Abstract We study the propagation of acoustic fields in bounded, two-dimensional, mono-disperse oil/water emulsions using a carefully modified and appropriately calibrated single relaxation time multicomponent lattice Boltzmann equation simulation. Our model is a variant of an algorithm applying both interface forces based on macroscopic surface tensions and a kinematic condition for phase separation, adapted to allow sonic speed variations between its oil and water components. Appropriate second-order accurate acoustic boundary conditions are obtained from a node-based lattice closure with local mass conservation and applicability for varying fluid viscosities. Data from an example simulation of a single oil drop in water interacting with a generated standing acoustic wave are presented and, where appropriate, compared with empirical theories and analogous calculations for a solid object.
Organisation CSE , CSE-CCG , STFC
Keywords Materials , Physics , phase equilibria , Lattice Boltzmann , acoustics , surface tension
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Journal Article J Phys A-Math Theor 44, no. 10 (2011): 105502. doi:10.1088/1751-8113/44/10/105502 2011