Simulation of Flow over a Cavity Using Multi-Relaxation Time Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Method

Abstract:

This article provides numerically study of the multi-relaxation time thermal lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for compute the flow and isotherm characteristics in the bottom heated cavity located o n a floor of horizontal channel . A double-distribution function (DFF) was coupled with MRT thermal LBM to study the effects of various grashof number (Gr), Reynolds number (Re) and Aspect Ratio (AR) on the flow and isotherm characteristic. The results we re compared with the conventional single-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann scheme and benchmark solution for such flow configuration. The results of the numer ical simulation indicate that multi-relaxation time thermal lattice Boltzmann scheme demonstrated good agreement, which supports its validity in computing fluid flow problem.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 554)
• Pages: 296-300
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.554.296
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Nor Azwadi Che Sidik*, Aman Ali Khan
• Keywords: Double-Distribution Function, Grashof Number, Heat Convection, Lattice Boltzmann Method, Multi-Relaxation-Time

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