Elimination of Nonlinear Deviations in Thermal Lattice BGK Models

Abstract

Abstracet: We present a new thermal lattice BGK model in D-dimensional space for the numerical calculation of fluid dynamics. This model uses a higher order expansion of equilibrium distribution in Maxwellian type. In the mean time the lattice symmetry is upgraded to ensure the isotropy of 6th order tensor. These manipulations lead to macroscopic equations free from nonlinear deviations. We demonstrate the improvements by conducting classical Chapman-Enskog analysis and by numerical simulation of shear wave flow. The transport coefficients are measured numerically, too.

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