Numerical simulation method for Brownian particles dispersed in incompressible fluids
arXiv:1909.13412 · doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136809
Abstract
We present a numerical scheme for simulating the dynamics of Brownian particles suspended in a fluid. The motion of the particles is tracked by the Langevin equation, whereas the host fluid flow is analyzed by using the lattice Boltzmann method. The friction force between a particle and the fluid is evaluated correctly based on the velocity difference at the position of the particle. The coupling method accurately reproduces the long-time tail observed in the velocity auto-correlation function. We also show that the fluctuation-dissipation relation holds between the relaxation of a single particle and the velocity autocorrelation function of fluctuating particles.
5 pages, 3 figures
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