Finite-Difference Lattice Boltzmann Scheme for High-Speed Compressible Flow:Two-Dimensional Case

Lattice Boltzmann （LB） modeling of high-speed compressible flows has long been attempted by various authors. One common weakness of most of previous models is the instability problem when the Mach number of the flow is large. In this paper we present a finite-difference LB model, which works for flows with flexible ratios of specific heats and a wide range of Mach number, from 0 to 30 or higher. Besides the discrete-velocity-model by Watari [Physica A 382 （2007） 502], a modified Lax Wendroff finite difference scheme and an artificial viscosity are introduced. The combination of the finite-difference scheme and the adding of artificial viscosity must find a balance of numerical stability versus accuracy. The proposed model is validated by recovering results of some well-known benchmark tests： shock tubes and shock reflections. The new model may be used to track shock waves and/or to study the non-equilibrium procedure in the transition between the regular and Mach reflections of shock waves, etc.

Highly Efficient Lattice Boltzmann Model for Compressible Fluids:Two-Dimensional Case

We present a highly efficient lattice Boltzmann model for simulating compressible flows. This model is based on the combination of an appropriate finite difference scheme, a 16-discrete-velocity model [Kataoka and Tsutahara, Phys. Rev. E 69 （2004） 035701（R）] and reasonable dispersion and dissipation terms. The dispersion term effectively reduces the oscillation at the discontinuity and enhances numerical precision. The dissipation term makes the new model more easily meet with the yon Neumann stability condition. This model works for both high-speed and low-speed flows with arbitrary specific-heat-ratio. With the new model simulation results for the well-known benchmark problems get a high accuracy compared with the analytic or experimental ones. The used benchmark tests include （i） Shock tubes such as the Sod, Lax, Sjogreen, Colella explosion wave, and collision of two strong shocks, （ii） Regular and Mach shock reflections, and （iii） Shock wave reaction on cylindrical bubble problems. With a more realistic equation of state or free-energy functional, the new model has the potential tostudy the complex procedure of shock wave reaction on porous materials.

Multiple-Relaxation-Time Lattice Boltzmann Approach to Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability

The aims of the present paper are twofold. At first, we further study the Multiple-Relaxation-Time （MRT） Lattice Boltzmann （LB） model proposed in [Europhys. Lett. 90 （2010） 54003]. We discuss the reason why the Gram Schmidt orthogonalization procedure is not needed in the construction of transformation matrix M; point out a reason why the Kataoka-Tsutahara model [Phys. Rev. E 69 （2004） 035701（R）] is only valid in subsonic flows. The yon Neumann stability analysis is performed. Secondly, we carry out a preliminary quantitative study on the Richtmyer- Meshkov instability using the proposed MRT LB model. When a shock wave travels from a light medium to a heavy one, the simulated growth rate is in qualitative agreement with the perturbation model by Zhang-Sohn. It is about half of the predicted value by the impulsive model and is closer to the experimental result. When the shock wave travels from a heavy medium to a light one, our simulation results are also consistent with physical analysis.

Three-Dimensional Lattice Boltzmann Model for High-Speed Compressible Flows

A highly efficient three-dimensional （31）） Lattice Boltzmann （LB） model for high-speed compressible flows is proposed. This model is developed from the original one by Kataoka and Tsutahara [Phys. Rev. E 69 （2004） 056702]. The convection term is discretized by the Non-oscillatory, containing No free parameters and Dissipative （NND） scheme, which effectively damps oscillations at discontinuities. To be more consistent with the kinetic theory of viscosity and to further improve the numerical stability, an additional dissipation term is introduced. Model parameters are chosen in such a way that the von Neumann stability criterion is satisfied. The new model is validated by well-known benchmarks, （i） Riemann problems, including the problem with Lax shock tube and a newly designed shock tube problem with high Mach number; （ii） reaction of shock wave on droplet or bubble. Good agreements are obtained between LB results and exact ones or previously reported solutions. The model is capable of simulating flows from subsonic to supersonic and capturing jumps resulted from shock waves.

Quintic B-Spline Method for Solving Sharma Tasso Oliver Equation

When analysing the thermal conductivity of magnetic fluids, the traditional Sharma-Tasso-Olver (STO) equation is crucial. The Sharma-Tasso-Olive equation’s approximate solution is the primary goal of this work. The quintic B-spline collocation method is used for solving such nonlinear partial differential equations. The developed plan uses the collocation approach and finite difference method to solve the problem under consideration. The given problem is discretized in both time and space directions. Forward difference formula is used for temporal discretization. Collocation method is used for spatial discretization. Additionally, by using Von Neumann stability analysis, it is demonstrated that the devised scheme is stable and convergent with regard to time. Examining two analytical approaches to show the effectiveness and performance of our approximate solution.

Truncation Errors,Exact and Heuristic Stability Analysis of Two-Relaxation-Times Lattice Boltzmann Schemes for Anisotropic Advection-Diffusion Equation

This paper establishes relations between the stability and the high-order truncated corrections for modeling of the mass conservation equation with the tworelaxation-times(TRT)collision operator.First we propose a simple method to derive the truncation errors from the exact,central-difference type,recurrence equations of the TRT scheme.They also supply its equivalent three-time-level discretization form.Two different relationships of the two relaxation rates nullify the third(advection)and fourth(pure diffusion)truncation errors,for any linear equilibrium and any velocity set.However,the two relaxation times alone cannot remove the leading-order advection-diffusion error,because of the intrinsic fourth-order numerical diffusion.The truncation analysis is carefully verified for the evolution of concentration waves with the anisotropic diffusion tensors.The anisotropic equilibrium functions are presented in a simple but general form,suitable for the minimal velocity sets and the d2Q9,d3Q13,d3Q15 and d3Q19 velocity sets.All anisotropic schemes are complemented by their exact necessary von Neumann stability conditions and equivalent finite-difference stencils.The sufficient stability conditions are proposed for the most stable(OTRT)family,which enables modeling at any Peclet numbers with the same velocity amplitude.The heuristic stability analysis of the fourth-order truncated corrections extends the optimal stability to larger relationships of the two relaxation rates,in agreementwith the exact(one-dimensional)and numerical(multi-dimensional)stability analysis.A special attention is put on the choice of the equilibrium weights.By combining accuracy and stability predictions,several strategies for selecting the relaxation and free-tunable equilibrium parameters are suggested and applied to the evolution of the Gaussian hill.