title: Lattice Boltzmann equation for microscale gas flows of binary mixtures.
abstract: Modeling and simulating gas flows in and around microdevices are a challenging task in both science and engineering. In practical applications, a gas is usually a mixture made of different components. In this paper we propose a lattice Boltzmann equation (LBE) model for microscale flows of a binary mixture based on a recently developed LBE model for continuum mixtures [P. Asinari and L.-S. Luo, J. Comput. Phys. 227, 3878 (2008)]. A consistent boundary condition for gas-solid interactions is proposed and analyzed. The LBE is validated and compared with theoretical results or other reported data. The results show that the model can serve as a potential method for flows of binary mixture in the microscale.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China. zlguo@mail.hust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zhaoli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asinari
authors.forename: Chuguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zheng