Mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann simulation of droplet jumping condensation heat transfer on the microstructured surface

Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Jingyi Chang ◽  
Zhenqian Chen ◽  
Bo Xu
Author(s):  
Nishitha Thummala ◽  
Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou

This work presents a Lagrangian approach to simulate convective heat transfer in small scales. The fully developed flow field, simulated by a Lattice Boltzmann Method, is combined with Lagrangian tracking of thermal markers to determine the behavior of an instantaneous scalar line source located at the wall of a channel. The resulting probability density functions are used to calculate the behavior of continuous line sources of heat at the wall of the channel, as well as the temperature for the case of constant temperature or constant heat flux from the wall. This method is resourceful in terms of computational efficiency, in that it can be used to simulate various thermal boundary conditions and Prandtl number fluids with a single flow field resulting from a Lattice Boltzmann simulation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 339 ◽  
pp. 974-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Rahimi ◽  
Aravindhan Surendar ◽  
Abbas Kasaeipoor ◽  
Payam Hooshmand ◽  
Emad Hasani Malekshah

Author(s):  
Keqiang Xing ◽  
Yong Tao

The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) as a relatively new numerical scheme has recently achieved considerable success in simulating fluid flows and associated transport phenomena. However, application of this method to heat transfer problems has been at a stage of infancy. In this work, a thermal lattice Boltzmann model is employed to simulate a two-dimensional, steady flow in a symmetric bifurcation under constant temperature and constant heat flux boundary conditions. The bifurcation effects on the heat transfer and fluid flow are investigated and comparisons are made with the straight tube. Also, different bifurcation angles are simulated and the results are compared with the work of the other researchers.


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