R. Benzi et al 2006 Europhys. Lett. 74 651 doi:10.1209/epl/i2006-10022-0
R. Benzi1, L. Biferale1, M. Sbragaglia1, S. Succi2 and F. Toschi2,3
Show affiliationsThe phenomenon of apparent slip in micro-channel flows is analyzed by means of a two-phase mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann model including non-ideal fluid-fluid and fluid-wall interactions. The weakly inhomogeneous limit of this model is solved analytically. The present mesoscopic approach permits to access much larger scales than molecular dynamics, and comparable with those attained by continuum methods. However, at variance with the continuum approach, the existence of a gas layer near the wall does not need to be postulated a priori, but emerges naturally from the underlying non-ideal mesoscopic dynamics. It is therefore argued that a mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann approach with non-ideal fluid-fluid and fluid-wall interactions might achieve an optimal compromise between physical realism and computational efficiency for the study of channel micro-flows.
83.50.Rp Wall slip and apparent slip
Issue 4 (May 2006)
Received 16 January 2006, accepted for publication 22 March 2006, in final form 22 March 2006
Published 12 April 2006
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