Comparative study and critical assessment of phase-field lattice Boltzmann models for laminar and turbulent two-phase flow simulations
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| author | Li, Xuming Peng, Cheng Zhang, Chunhua Wu, Xinnan Wang, Wenrui |
| author_facet | Li, Xuming Peng, Cheng Zhang, Chunhua Wu, Xinnan Wang, Wenrui |
| contents | Phase field lattice Boltzmann (LB) models have undergone continuous development, resulting in multiple variants widely used for simulating multiphase flows. However, direct performance comparisons remain limited, especially for three-dimensional cases. In this study, we present a systematic comparative analysis of several recent and representative phase-field LB models, covering four major categories: conservative Allen-Cahn, nonlocal Allen-Cahn, hybrid Allen-Cahn, and Cahn-Hilliard models. Their accuracy, numerical stability and mass/volume conservation are assessed through a series of canonical two-phase flow problems. Beyond the commonly tested two-dimensional laminar cases, we extend the evaluation to three-dimensional droplet-laden turbulent flows, which expose more critical limitations of the existing models. The results show that while all models perform satisfactorily in two dimensions, they still suffer from substantial droplet volume loss in turbulence, particularly at high Weber numbers. Overall, conservative Allen-Cahn-based LB models exhibit the most favorable balance of numerical stability, accuracy and computational efficiency. |
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| spellingShingle | Comparative study and critical assessment of phase-field lattice Boltzmann models for laminar and turbulent two-phase flow simulations Li, Xuming Peng, Cheng Zhang, Chunhua Wu, Xinnan Wang, Wenrui Fluid Dynamics Computational Physics 76T06 Phase field lattice Boltzmann (LB) models have undergone continuous development, resulting in multiple variants widely used for simulating multiphase flows. However, direct performance comparisons remain limited, especially for three-dimensional cases. In this study, we present a systematic comparative analysis of several recent and representative phase-field LB models, covering four major categories: conservative Allen-Cahn, nonlocal Allen-Cahn, hybrid Allen-Cahn, and Cahn-Hilliard models. Their accuracy, numerical stability and mass/volume conservation are assessed through a series of canonical two-phase flow problems. Beyond the commonly tested two-dimensional laminar cases, we extend the evaluation to three-dimensional droplet-laden turbulent flows, which expose more critical limitations of the existing models. The results show that while all models perform satisfactorily in two dimensions, they still suffer from substantial droplet volume loss in turbulence, particularly at high Weber numbers. Overall, conservative Allen-Cahn-based LB models exhibit the most favorable balance of numerical stability, accuracy and computational efficiency. |
| title | Comparative study and critical assessment of phase-field lattice Boltzmann models for laminar and turbulent two-phase flow simulations |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics Computational Physics 76T06 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.11360 |