On the hydrodynamic behaviour of the immersed boundary -- lattice Boltzmann method for wetting problems

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Autori principali: Bellantoni, Elisa, Guglietta, Fabio, Demou, Andreas, Pelusi, Francesca, Um, Kiwon, Nicolaou, Mihalis, Desbrun, Mathieu, Sbragaglia, Mauro, Savva, Nikos
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author Bellantoni, Elisa
Guglietta, Fabio
Demou, Andreas
Pelusi, Francesca
Um, Kiwon
Nicolaou, Mihalis
Desbrun, Mathieu
Sbragaglia, Mauro
Savva, Nikos
author_facet Bellantoni, Elisa
Guglietta, Fabio
Demou, Andreas
Pelusi, Francesca
Um, Kiwon
Nicolaou, Mihalis
Desbrun, Mathieu
Sbragaglia, Mauro
Savva, Nikos
contents We study the hydrodynamic behaviour of a mesoscale numerical model for wetting dynamics based on the immersed boundary - lattice Boltzmann (IBLB) method. This IBLB model features a wetting potential to capture the interaction between a non-ideal droplet interface and a solid boundary; it is designed to prevent abrupt curvature changes near the contact line. As this approach prevents direct contact between the droplet and the solid, it forms a thin film beneath the droplet, which could compromise the hydrodynamic consistency in this region. This paper presents detailed comparisons against two other hydrodynamic solvers, respectively based on a boundary element method (BEM) and a volume of fluid (VoF) method, in order to examine the hydrodynamic behaviour of this IBLB scheme, elucidate its limits of validity in wetting applications, and explore the properties of its contact-line model.
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spellingShingle On the hydrodynamic behaviour of the immersed boundary -- lattice Boltzmann method for wetting problems
Bellantoni, Elisa
Guglietta, Fabio
Demou, Andreas
Pelusi, Francesca
Um, Kiwon
Nicolaou, Mihalis
Desbrun, Mathieu
Sbragaglia, Mauro
Savva, Nikos
Fluid Dynamics
Computational Physics
We study the hydrodynamic behaviour of a mesoscale numerical model for wetting dynamics based on the immersed boundary - lattice Boltzmann (IBLB) method. This IBLB model features a wetting potential to capture the interaction between a non-ideal droplet interface and a solid boundary; it is designed to prevent abrupt curvature changes near the contact line. As this approach prevents direct contact between the droplet and the solid, it forms a thin film beneath the droplet, which could compromise the hydrodynamic consistency in this region. This paper presents detailed comparisons against two other hydrodynamic solvers, respectively based on a boundary element method (BEM) and a volume of fluid (VoF) method, in order to examine the hydrodynamic behaviour of this IBLB scheme, elucidate its limits of validity in wetting applications, and explore the properties of its contact-line model.
title On the hydrodynamic behaviour of the immersed boundary -- lattice Boltzmann method for wetting problems
topic Fluid Dynamics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17463