| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 42, Number 3, May I 1998
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 259 - 264 | |
| Section | Classical areas of phenomenology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00239-3 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
A lattice Boltzmann model for particle transport and deposition
Computer Science Department, University of Geneva,
CH-1221 Geneva 4, Switzerland
Received:
13
January
1998
Accepted:
16
March
1998
Solid particles (such as snow or sand) can get eroded and transported by the wind, and little understanding has been achieved in this domain. We propose a description of the phenomenon in terms of a cellular automata and lattice Boltzmann model. Numerical simulations show that plausible mechanisms are sufficient to explain a wide range of deposition patterns occurring at different space scales. In particular, we reproduce the so-called ripples, that is oscillations of the deposition surface for which no formation mechanism is clearly established.
PACS: 47.11.+j – Computational methods in fluid dynamics / 02.70.Ns – Molecular dynamics and particle methods / 05.40.+j – Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, and Brownian motion
© EDP Sciences, 1998
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