A highly scalable solver framework, based on a linearized octree is presented. It allows for fully distributed computations and avoids special needs on single processes with potential bottlenecks, while enabling simulations with complex geometries. Scaling results on the Cray XE6 system Hermit at HLRS in Stuttgart are presented with runs up to 3072 nodes with 98304 MPI processes. Even with a fu...

The dynamics of Min proteins plays a center role in accurate cell division. Although the nucleoids may presumably play an important role in prokaryotic cell division, there is a lack of models to account for its participation. In this work, we apply the lattice Boltzmann method to investigate protein oscillation based on a mesoscopic model that takes into account the nucleoid’s role. We found t...

Based on the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), the lattice Boltzmann flux solver (LBFS), which combines the advantages of conventional Navier–Stokes solvers and lattice Boltzmann solvers, was proposed recently. Specifically, LBFS applies the finite volume method to solve the macroscopic governing equations which provide solutions for macroscopic flow variables at cell centers. In the meantime, nu...

In this paper, the lattice Boltzmann method is reviewed for specific applications to numerical simulation of multiphase flow problems. A thorough literature review regarding the multi-phase lattice Boltzmann method was conducted with special focus on flows with large density and viscosity ratios between the two phases. A multiphase model with the capability of handling large-density-ratios is c...

This work presents a numerical analysis of entropy generation in Γ-Shaped enclosure that was submitted to the natural convection process using a simple thermal lattice Boltzmann method (TLBM) with the Boussinesq approximation.  A 2D thermal lattice Boltzmann method with 9 velocities, D2Q9, is used to solve the thermal flow problem. The simulations are performed at a constant Prandtl number (Pr ...

Numerical studies were conducted using Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) to study the natural convection in a square cavity in the presence of roughness. An algorithm based on a single relaxation time Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) model of Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) was developed. Roughness was introduced on both the hot and cold walls in the form of sinusoidal roughness elements. The study was ...