Large scale lattice Boltzmann simulation for the coupling of free and porous media flow

Ehsan Fattahi, Christian Waluga, Barbara Wohlmuth, Ulrich Rüde

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Abstract

In this work, we investigate the interaction of free and porous media flow by large scale lattice Boltzmann simulations. We study the transport phenomena at the porous interface on multiple scales, i.e., we consider both, computationally generated pore-scale geometries and homogenized models at a macroscopic scale. The pore-scale results are compared to those obtained by using different transmission models. Twodomain approaches with sharp interface conditions, e.g., of Beavers–Joseph–Saffman type, as well as a single-domain approach with a porosity depending viscosity are taken into account. For the pore-scale simulations, we use a highly scalable scheme with a robust second order boundary handling. We comment on computational aspects of the porescale simulation and on how to generate pore-scale geometries. The twodomain approaches depend sensitively on the choice of the exact position of the interface, whereas a well-designed single-domain approach can lead to a significantly better recovery of the averaged pore-scale results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHigh Performance Computing in Science and Engineering - 2nd International Conference, HPCSE 2015, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsMartin Čermák, Miroslav Rozložník, Jakub Šístek, Tomáš Kozubek, Radim Blaheta
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages1-18
Number of pages18
ISBN (Print)9783319403601
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event2nd International Conference on High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, HPCSE 2015 - Solan, Czech Republic
Duration: 25 May 201528 May 2015

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9611
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering, HPCSE 2015
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CitySolan
Period25/05/1528/05/15

Keywords

  • Darcy Navier-stokes coupling
  • Interface conditions
  • Lattice Boltzmann method
  • Pore-scale simulation
  • Two domain approach

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