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Ya-Ling He

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arXiv2021

Numerical simulations of convection heat transfer in porous media using a cascaded lattice Boltzmann method

Convection heat transfer in porous media is a universal phenomenon in nature, and it is also frequently encountered in scientific and engineering fields. An in-depth understanding of the fundamental mechanism of convection heat transfer in porous media requires efficient and powerful numerical tools. In this paper, a cascaded lattice Boltzmann (CLB) method for convection heat transfer in porous media at the representative elementary volume (REV) scale is presented. In the CLB method, the flow field is solved by an isothermal CLB model with the D2Q9 lattice based on the generalized non-Darcy model, while the temperature field is solved by a temperature-based CLB model with the D2Q5 lattice. The key point is to incorporate the influence of the porous media into the CLB method by introducing the porosity and heat capacity ratio into the shift matrices. The effectiveness and practicability of the present method are validated by numerical simulations of several heat transfer problems in porous media at the REV scale. It is shown that the present method for convection heat transfer in porous media is second-order accurate in space. Moreover, in comparison with the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook lattice Boltzmann method, the present method has sufficient tunable parameters and possesses better numerical stability.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2018

Lattice Boltzmann methods for single-phase and solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer in porous media: A review

Since its introduction 30 years ago, the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method has achieved great success in simulating fluid flows and modeling physics in fluids. Owing to its kinetic nature, the LB method has the capability to incorporate the essential microscopic or mesoscopic physics, and it is particularly successful in modeling transport phenomena involving complex boundaries and interfacial dynamics. The LB method can be considered to be an efficient numerical tool for fluid flow and heat transfer in porous media. Moreover, since the LB method is inherently transient, it is especially useful for investigating transient solid-liquid phase-change processes wherein the interfacial behaviors are very important. In this article, a comprehensive review of the LB methods for single-phase and solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer in porous media at both the pore scale and representative elementary volume (REV) scale. The review first introduces the fundamentals of the LB method for fluid flow and heat transfer. Then the REV-scale LB method for fluid flow and single-phase heat transfer in porous media, and the LB method for solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer, are described. Some applications of the LB methods for single-phase and solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer in porous media are provided. In addition, applications of the LB method to predict effective thermal conductivity of porous materials are also provided. Finally, further developments of the LB method in the related areas are discussed.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2017

Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for simulating double-diffusive convection in fluid-saturated porous media

Double-diffusive convection in porous media is a common phenomenon in nature, and has received considerable attention in a wide variety of engineering applications. In this paper, a multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is developed for simulating double-diffusive convection in porous media at the representative elementary volume scale. The MRT-LB model is constructed in the framework of the triple-distribution-function approach: the velocity field, the temperature and concentration fields are solved separately by three different MRT-LB equations. The present model has two distinctive features. First, the equilibrium moments of the temperature and concentration distributions have been modified, which makes the effective thermal diffusivity and heat capacity ratio as well as the effective mass diffusivity and porosity decoupled . This feature is very useful in practical applications. Second, source terms have been added into the MRT-LB equations of the temperature and concentration fields so as to recover the macroscopic temperature and concentration equations. Numerical tests demonstrate that the present model can serve as an accurate and efficient numerical method for simulating double-diffusive convection in porous media.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2017

Optical performance analysis of a porous open volumetric air receiver in a solar power tower

An optical model for a solar power tower with an open volumetric air receiver (OVAR) was developed in this paper, and the optical performance and characteristics of the OVAR were studied based on the model. Firstly, the detailed distributions of the non-uniform solar flux (qsr) on the aperture and the solar source (Ssr) in the OVAR were studied. The solar flux was found to be relatively uniform across the aperture for a single OVAR. However the incident angle of the rays varies between 0o and 42o, which indicates that the parallel assumption of the rays is not appropriate at this condition. Furthermore, the Ssr in the absorber decreases from the inlet to the outlet, and the maximum source (Ssr,max) of 2.414X108 Wm-3 appears at the inlet. Moreover, the Ssr,max was found to appear at the region near the wall rather than the center of the receiver as usual for the combined effect of the non-parallel incident rays and the diffuse reflection on the wall. In addition, study on effects of the porous parameters indicates that the solid emissivity influences both the Ssr distribution and the receiver efficiency significantly. However, the pore diameter and the porosity influence Ssr distribution importantly, but have negligible effect on the efficiency. Finally, the optical efficiency of 86.70%, reflection loss of 13.20% and transmission loss of 0.10% were found to be achieved by the OVAR.

physics.gen-ph↗

arXiv2017

Three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann models for solid-liquid phase change

A three-dimensional (3 D) multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) and a 3 D single-relaxation-time (SRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) models are proposed for the solid-liquid phase change. The enthalpy conservation equation can be recovered from the present models. The reasonable relationship of the relaxation times in the MRT model is discussed. Both One-dimensional (1 D) melting and solidification with analytical solutions are respectively calculated by the SRT and MRT models for validation. Compared with the SRT model, the MRT one is more accurate to capture the phase interface. The MRT model is also verified with other published two-dimensional (2 D) numerical results. The validations suggest that the present MRT approach is qualified to simulate the 3 D solid-liquid phase change process. Furthermore, the influences of Rayleigh number and Prandtl number on the 3 D melting are investigated.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2016

Numerical modelling of microchannel gas flows in the transition flow regime using the cascaded lattice Boltzmann method

In the CLB method, a Bosanquet-type effective viscosity is employed to account for the rarefaction effect on the gas viscosity. To gain accurate simulations and to match the Bosanquet-type effective viscosity, the combined bounce-back/specular-reflection boundary scheme with a modified second-order slip boundary condition is adopted in the CLB method. The present method is applied to study gas flow in a microchannel with periodic boundary condition and gas flow in a long microchannel (the ratio of the length to the height L/H=100) with pressure boundary condition over a wide range of Knudsen numbers. The influence of the rarefaction effect on the velocity profile, the mass flow rate, and the non-linear pressure deviation distribution along the long microchannel are investigated.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2016

Non-orthogonal multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method for incompressible thermal flows

In this paper, a non-orthogonal multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) method for simulating incompressible thermal flows is presented. In the method, the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and temperature equation are solved separately by two different MRT-LB equations, which are developed based on non-orthogonal basis vectors obtained from the combinations of the lattice velocity components. The macroscopic governing equations of incompressible thermal flows can be recovered from the method through the Chapman-Enskog analysis in the incompressible limit. Numerical simulations of several typical two-dimensional problems are carried out to validate the proposed method. It is found that the present results are in good agreement with the analytical solutions and/or other numerical results reported in the literature. Furthermore, the non-orthogonal MRT-LB model shows better numerical stability in comparison with the BGK-LB model, and the grid convergence tests indicate that the present MRT-LB method has a second-order convergence rate in space.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2016

A multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for simulating incompressible axisymmetric thermal flows in porous media

In this paper, a multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is developed for simulating incompressible axisymmetric thermal flows in porous media at the representative elementary volume (REV) scale. In the model, a D2Q9 MRT-LB equation is proposed to solve the flow field in addition to the D2Q5 LB equation for the temperature field. The source terms of the model are simple and contain no velocity and temperature gradient terms. The generalized axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations for axisymmetric flows in porous media are correctly recovered from the MRT-LB model through the Chapman-Enskog analysis in the moment space. The present model is validated by numerical simulations of several typical axisymmetric thermal problems in porous media. The numerical results agree well with the data reported in the literature, demonstrating the effectiveness and accuracy of the present MRT-LB model for simulating axisymmetric thermal flows in porous media.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2016

Advances and Outlooks of Heat Transfer Enhancement by Longitudinal Vortex Generators

In the last several decades, heat transfer enhancements using extended surface (fins) has received considerable attentions. A new heat transfer enhancement technique, longitudinal vortex generators (LVG), has received significant attention since the 1990s. It is activated by a special type of extended surface that can generate vortices with axes parallel to the main flow direction. The vortices result from strong swirling secondary flow caused by flow separation and friction. The state-of-the-art on research and applications of LVG are described here. The topical coverage includes heat transfer enhancement in straight channels and in heat exchangers. Among the latter are plate and wavy fin-and-tube heat exchangers, fin-and-oval-tube heat exchangers, and fin-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple rows of tubes. The trends and future directions of heat transfer enhancement by means of LVG are discussed.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2015

Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann modeling of incompressible flows in porous media

In this paper, a two-dimensional eight-velocity (D2Q8) multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is proposed for incompressible porous flows at the representative elementary volume scale based on the Brinkman-Forchheimer-extended Darcy formulation. In the model, the porosity is included into the pressure-based equilibrium moments, and the linear and nonlinear drag forces of the porous media are incorporated into the model by adding a forcing term to the MRT-LB equation in the moment space. Through the Chapman-Enskog analysis, the generalized Navier-Stokes equations can be recovered exactly without artificial compressible errors. Numerical simulations of several typical two-dimensional porous flows are carried out to validate the present MRT-LB model. The numerical results of the present MRT-LB model are in good agreement with the analytical solutions and/or other numerical solutions reported in the literature.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2015

Double multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for solid-liquid phase change with natural convection in porous media

In this paper, a double multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model is developed for simulating transient solid-liquid phase change problems in porous media at the representative elementary volume scale. The model uses two different multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann equations, one for the flow field and the other for the temperature field with nonlinear latent heat source term. The model is based on the generalized non-Darcy formulation, and the solid-liquid phase change interface is traced through the liquid fraction which is determined by the enthalpy method. The model is validated by numerical simulations of conduction melting in a semi-infinite space, solidification in a semi-infinite corner, and convection melting in a square cavity filled with porous media. The numerical results demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the present model for simulating transient solid-liquid phase change problems in porous media.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2015

Investigation of methane adsorption and its effect on gas transport in shale matrix through microscale and mesoscale simulations

Methane adsorption and its effect on fluid flow in shale matrix are investigated through multi-scale simulation scheme by using molecular dynamics (MD) and lattice Boltzmann (LB) methods. Equilibrium MD simulations are conducted to study methane adsorption on the organic and inorganic walls of nanopores in shale matrix with different pore sizes and pressures. Density and pressure distributions within the adsorbed layer and the free gas region are discussed. The illumination of the MD results on larger scale LB simulations is presented. Pressure-dependent thickness of adsorbed layer should be adopted and the transport of adsorbed layer should be properly considered in LB simulations. LB simulations, which are based on a generalized Navier-Stokes equation for flow through low-permeability porous media with slippage, are conducted by taking into consideration the effects of adsorbed layer. It is found that competitive effects of slippage and adsorbed layer exist on the permeability of shale matrix, leading to different changing trends of the apparent permeability.

physics.chem-ph↗

arXiv2014

Pore-scale simulation of multicomponent multiphase reactive transport with dissolution and precipitation

Multicomponent multiphase reactive transport processes with dissolution-precipitation are widely encountered in energy and environment systems. A pore-scale two-phase multi-mixture model based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is developed for such complex transport processes, where each phase is considered as a mixture of miscible components in it. The liquid-gas fluid flow with large density ratio is simulated using the multicomponent multiphase pseudo-potential LB model; the transport of certain solute in the corresponding solvent is solved using the mass transport LB model; and the dynamic evolutions of the liquid-solid interface due to dissolution-precipitation are captured by an interface tracking scheme. The model developed can predict coupled multiple physicochemical processes including multiphase flow, multicomponent mass transport, homogeneous reactions in the bulk fluid and heterogeneous dissolution-precipitation reactions at the fluid-solid interface, and dynamic evolution of the solid matrix geometries at the pore-scale. The model is then applied to a physicochemical system encountered in shale gas/oil industry involving multiphase flow, multicomponent reactive transport and dissolution-precipitation, with several reactions whose rates can be several orders of magnitude different at a given temperature. The pore-scale phenomena and complex interaction between different sub-processes are investigated and discussed in detail.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2013

A multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for convection heat transfer in porous media

In this paper, a two-dimensional (2D) multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is developed for simulating convection heat transfer in porous media at the representative elementary volume scale. In the model, a MRT-LB equation is used to simulate the flow field, while another MRT-LB equation is employed to simulate the temperature field. The effect of the porous media is considered by introducing the porosity into the equilibrium moments, and adding a forcing term to the MRT-LB equation of the flow field in the moment space. The present MRT-LB model is validated by numerical simulations of several 2D convection problems in porous media. The numerical results are in good agreement with the well-documented data reported in the literature.

physics.comp-ph↗