Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 52 (2016) 62–105
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Lattice Boltzmann methods for multiphase flow and phase-change
heat transfer
Q. Li a,b, K.H. Luo c,*, Q.J. Kang a, Y.L. He d, Q. Chen e, Q. Liu d
a
Computational Earth Science Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
d Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University,
Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
e
School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
b
c
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Article history:
Received 2 August 2015
Accepted 4 October 2015
Available online
Keywords:
Lattice Boltzmann method
Mesoscopic modeling
Multiphase flow
Heat transfer
Phase change
A B S T R A C T
Over the past few decades, tremendous progress has been made in the development of particle-based
discrete simulation methods versus the conventional continuum-based methods. In particular, the lattice
Boltzmann (LB) method has evolved from a theoretical novelty to a ubiquitous, versatile and powerful
computational methodology for both fundamental research and engineering applications. It is a kineticbased mesoscopic approach that bridges the microscales and macroscales, which offers distinctive advantages
in simulation fidelity and computational efficiency. Applications of the LB method are now found in a
wide range of disciplines including physics, chemistry, materials, biomedicine and various branches of
engineering. The present work provides a comprehensive...