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Volume 9, Issue 5
Transition Flow with an Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method

J. R. Murdock, J. C. Ickes & S. L. Yang

Adv. Appl. Math. Mech., 9 (2017), pp. 1271-1288.

Published online: 2018-05

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Direct numerical simulations of the transition process from steady laminar to chaotic flow are considered in this study with the relatively new incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation. Numerically, a multiple relaxation time fully incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation is implemented in a 2D driven cavity. Spatial discretization is 2nd-order accurate, and the Kolmogorov length scale estimation based on Reynolds number ($Re$) dictates grid resolution. Initial simulations show the method to be accurate for steady laminar flows, while higher $Re$ simulations reveal periodic flow behavior consistent with an initial Hopf bifurcation at $Re$ 7,988. Non-repeating flow behavior is observed in the phase space trajectories above $Re$ 13,063, and is evidence of the transition to a chaotic flow regime. Finally, flows at Reynolds numbers above the chaotic transition point are simulated and found with statistical properties in good agreement with literature.

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65M10, 78A48

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@Article{AAMM-9-1271, author = {Murdock , J. R.Ickes , J. C. and Yang , S. L.}, title = {Transition Flow with an Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method}, journal = {Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics}, year = {2018}, volume = {9}, number = {5}, pages = {1271--1288}, abstract = {

Direct numerical simulations of the transition process from steady laminar to chaotic flow are considered in this study with the relatively new incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation. Numerically, a multiple relaxation time fully incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation is implemented in a 2D driven cavity. Spatial discretization is 2nd-order accurate, and the Kolmogorov length scale estimation based on Reynolds number ($Re$) dictates grid resolution. Initial simulations show the method to be accurate for steady laminar flows, while higher $Re$ simulations reveal periodic flow behavior consistent with an initial Hopf bifurcation at $Re$ 7,988. Non-repeating flow behavior is observed in the phase space trajectories above $Re$ 13,063, and is evidence of the transition to a chaotic flow regime. Finally, flows at Reynolds numbers above the chaotic transition point are simulated and found with statistical properties in good agreement with literature.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Transition Flow with an Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method AU - Murdock , J. R. AU - Ickes , J. C. AU - Yang , S. L. JO - Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics VL - 5 SP - 1271 EP - 1288 PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05 SN - 9 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.OA-2016-0103 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/aamm/12200.html KW - Multiple relaxation time, lattice Boltzmann, transition, high Reynolds number flow, incompressible flow, lid driven cavity. AB -

Direct numerical simulations of the transition process from steady laminar to chaotic flow are considered in this study with the relatively new incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation. Numerically, a multiple relaxation time fully incompressible lattice Boltzmann equation is implemented in a 2D driven cavity. Spatial discretization is 2nd-order accurate, and the Kolmogorov length scale estimation based on Reynolds number ($Re$) dictates grid resolution. Initial simulations show the method to be accurate for steady laminar flows, while higher $Re$ simulations reveal periodic flow behavior consistent with an initial Hopf bifurcation at $Re$ 7,988. Non-repeating flow behavior is observed in the phase space trajectories above $Re$ 13,063, and is evidence of the transition to a chaotic flow regime. Finally, flows at Reynolds numbers above the chaotic transition point are simulated and found with statistical properties in good agreement with literature.

Murdock , J. R.Ickes , J. C. and Yang , S. L.. (2018). Transition Flow with an Incompressible Lattice Boltzmann Method. Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 9 (5). 1271-1288. doi:10.4208/aamm.OA-2016-0103
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