SIMULATION OF FLUID FLOW WITH INTERACTING PARTICLES

Abstract

In the paper a method for modeling flows in the presence of interacting particles is briefly presented. The method is based on merging classical, continuous approach of numerical solution of NavierStokes equations on the 2D mesh with discrete particles interacting with the fluid and among themselves by means of central and friction forces. Several sample simulations have been described presenting the flow through porous medium and convection flow driven by sedimentation.

Keywords

• computational fluid dynamics
• particle methods
• porous medium
• sedimentation