@Article{cmes.2011.076.175, AUTHOR = {Qin Lou, Zhaoli Guo,2, Chuguang Zheng}, TITLE = {Some Fundamental Properties of Lattice Boltzmann Equation for Two Phase Flows}, JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences}, VOLUME = {76}, YEAR = {2011}, NUMBER = {3&4}, PAGES = {175--188}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v76n3&4/26820}, ISSN = {1526-1506}, ABSTRACT = {Due to the mesoscopic and kinetic nature, the lattice Boltzmann equation (LBE) method has become an efficient and powerful tool for modeling and simulating interfacial dynamics of multi-phase flows. In this work we discuss several fundamental properties of two-phase LBE models. Particularly, the effects of force discretization, spurious currents in the vicinity of interfaces, and checkerboard effects with the underlying lattices, are investigated.}, DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2011.076.175} }