In this work, flows in porous media are simulated by using a Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). A model D2Q9 with a single collision operator is proposed. This method is applied on 2D digital images obtained by a Scanning Electron Microscope technique (SEM), and followed by a special treatment in order to obtain an image of synthesis that is finally read by the numerical code. The first results tested on two-dimensional configurations show the reliability of this strategy in simulating with a good accuracy phenomena of heat and mass transport. The numerical study is extended to the prediction of physical parameters that characterize a porous material (in particular, permeability that can be hardly estimated experimentally).
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Arab, M., Semma, E., Pateyron, B., Ganaoui, M.E. (2009). Determination of physical properties of porous materials by a lattice boltzmann approach. Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 5(2), 161-176. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.161
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Arab M, Semma E, Pateyron B, Ganaoui ME. Determination of physical properties of porous materials by a lattice boltzmann approach. Fluid Dyn Mater Proc. 2009;5(2):161-176 https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.161
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M. Arab, E. Semma, B. Pateyron, and M.E. Ganaoui "Determination of Physical Properties of Porous Materials by a Lattice Boltzmann Approach," Fluid Dyn. Mater. Proc., vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 161-176. 2009. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.161