Lattice Boltzmann Modeling: An Introduction for Geoscientists and Engineers

by Michael C. Sukop, Daniel T. Thorne, Jr.

Lattice Boltzmann Modeling represents our effort to convey the understanding of Lattice Boltzmann Methods (LBM) that we have developed over the last 4 years.

This understanding is incomplete; consultation of any of the other main texts and journal articles on the subject will reveal the depth of the topic and the level of mathematical and physical sophistication necessary for complete mastery.

Nevertheless, we are able to accomplish remarkable things with LBM and we wish the same for our readers.

Lattice Boltzmann Modeling is aimed at our peers who may be curious about the technique or simply wish to use it as a tool now and, like us, continue learning about it in greater depth in the future.

Rather than the ‘last word’ on the techniques, we present first introductions.

Criticism from those more knowledgeable on details of some of the methods is probably inevitable and deserved.

We take responsibility for all errors in the text but cannot be responsible for any results of applying the ideas or models we present.

Lattice Boltzmann Modeling (LBM) have a remarkable ability to simulate single and multiphase fluids.

A rich variety of behaviors, including unsteady flows, phase separation, evaporation, condensation, cavitation, solute and heat transport, buoyancy, and interactions with surfaces can readily be simulated.

Persistent metastable states can be realized.