On the hydrodynamic behaviour of the immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method for wetting problems (a)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We study the hydrodynamic behaviour of a mesoscale numerical model for wetting dynamics based on the immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann (IBLB) method. This IBLB model features a wetting potential to capture the interaction between a non-ideal droplet interface and a solid boundary; it is designed to prevent abrupt curvature changes near the contact line. As this approach prevents direct contact between the droplet and the solid, it forms a thin film beneath the droplet, which could compromise the hydrodynamic consistency in this region. This paper presents detailed comparisons against two other hydrodynamic solvers, respectively based on a boundary element method (BEM) and a volume of fluid (VoF) method, in order to examine the hydrodynamic behaviour of this IBLB scheme, elucidate its limits of validity in wetting applications, and explore the properties of its contact-line model.
Source: Europhysics Letters (EPL)
Institutions: University of Rome Tor Vergata, Télécom Paris, Cyprus Institute, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l’Information, Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo Mauro Picone, University of Cyprus, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Mechanics
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7171815276