Lattice Boltzmann modeling of wall-bounded ternary fluid flows

Abstract

In this paper, a wetting boundary scheme used to describe the interactions among ternary fluids and solid is proposed in the framework of the lattice Boltzmann method. This scheme for three-phase fluids can preserve the reduction consistency property with the diphasic situation such that it could give physically relevant results. Combining this wetting boundary scheme and the lattice Boltzmann (LB) ternary fluid model based on the multicomponent phase-field theory, we simulated several ternary fluid flow problems involving solid substrate, including the spreading of binary drops on the substrate, the spreading of a compound drop on the substrate, and the shear of a compound liquid drop on the substrate. The numerical results are found to be good agreement with the analytical solutions or some available results. Finally, as an application, we use the LB model coupled with the present wetting boundary scheme to numerically investigate the impact of a compound drop on a solid circular cylinder. It is found that the dynamics of a compound drop can be remarkably influenced by the wettability of the solid surface and the dimensionless Weber number.

arXiv comment32 pages, 14 figures

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