M.R. Arab1,2, E. Semma3, B. Pateyron1, M. El Ganaoui1
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.5, No.2, pp. 161-176, 2009, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2009.005.161
Abstract 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 More >