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.
}, issn = {2075-1354}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.OA-2016-0103}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/aamm/12200.html} }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.