摘要
Multi-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method is employed to study the later stages of Rayleigh Taylor instabilities. A heavy fluid is placed over an immiscible lighter fluid in an unstable equilibrium. Various initial disturbances are used to initiate the flow. The D2Q9 lattice arrangement is employed on the computational domain. The density distribution function is determined for both fluids, and a coloring function is used to highlight the two fluids. Interactive forces and body forces are modelled by using the Shah and Chert model. Three different initial disturbances are studied, and their late stages are examined. The classic mushroom structure can be seen on all three cases. Distortions of the mushroom structures are seen due to the effects of the boundary and the influence of the initial disturbance.
作者简介
Corresponding author： Dennis E. Oztekin, Ph. D. student, research fields： statistical mechanics and continuum mechanics. E-mail： deo308@lehigh.edu.
