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Feasibility of the LAMMPS SPH Package for Simulating Bubble Motion in Vibrating Containers

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1787742· OSTI ID:1787742
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) package within LAMMPS is explored as a possible tool for simulating the motion of bubbles in a vibrating liquid-filled container. As an initial test case, the unphysical but computationally less intense situation of a two-dimensional single bubble rising in a quiescent liquid under the influence of gravity is considered herein. Although physically plausible behavior was obtained under certain conditions, this behavior depends strongly on the system parameters. Moreover, the large density ratio between the liquid and bubble requires extremely small timesteps, which make the simulations undesirably computationally expensive. Ultimately, it was determined that this method is not feasible for providing quantitatively accurate results for the desired application.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1787742
Report Number(s):
SAND--2021-6708R; 696685
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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