A simple lattice Boltzmann scheme for combustion simulation

A simple lattice Boltzmann model is developed for two-dimensional combustion simulations. In this model the time step and the fluid particle speed can be adjusted dynamically, depending on the "particle characteristic temperature". The algorithm is still a simple process of hopping from one grid point to the next, the same as the standard lattice Boltzmann method. Therefore the outstanding advantages of the standard lattice Boltzmann method are retained in this model besides better numerical stability. Excellent agreement between the present results and other numerical or experimental data shows that this scheme is an efficient numerical method for practical combustion simulations. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.