https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01027-5
A lattice Boltzmann method for thermal nonideal fluids
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bari and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, via Amendola 173, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Istituto Applicazioni Calcolo, CNR, via Amendola 122/D, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Center for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research, Romanian Academy, Bd. Mihai Viteazul 24, 300223 Timişoara, Romania
A Lattice Boltzmann Method for van der Waals fluids with variable temperature is described. Thermo-hydrodynamic equations are correctly reproduced at second order of a Chapman-Enskog expansion. The method is applied to study initial stages of phase separation of a fluid quenched by contact with colder walls. Thermal equilibration is favoured by pressure waves which propagate with the sound velocity.
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