A Lattice-Boltzmann-based perturbation method

In this work, we report on the development and initial validation of a new hybrid numerical model for the simulation of incompressible flow. A kinetic Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) model using a reduced domain is nested within an inviscid flow field to provide increased simulation fidelity where desired, while leveraging the computational efficiency of inviscid solutions. We formulate a fully (or strongly) coupled approach, in which a Helmholtz decomposition is applied to the flow, separating the inviscid and viscous perturbation parts. The latter component is driven by the inviscid field through nonlinear inviscid-perturbation interaction terms that, in conventional Navier-Stokes solvers, would be expressed as volume forces. In the present work an equivalent LBM approach is presented where, as opposed to a body-force coupling, a strong coupling within the LBM collision operators is presented. The resulting hybrid LBM is applied to validation cases for a wave driven boundary layer and the flow past a cylinder.

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GPGPU implementation

Hybrid method

Lattice-Boltzmann model

Marine hydrodynamics

Potential flow

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A Lattice-Boltzmann-based perturbation method