Lattice Boltzmann for Free Surface Flows

Dear Colleagues,

We encourage you to submit papers to an important Special Issue of Water focused on the application of Lattice Boltzmann (LBM) and Discrete Boltzmann (DBM) methods to free surface flows. Both LBM and DBM are nowadays consolidated and efficient computational methods, based on the kinetic theory of Boltzmann, which allow the simulation of a broad variety of fluid flows. Among them, free surface flows occur extensively in the environmental hydraulics. Based on the prevailing spatial scales, they can be modelled as fully 3D or as shallow flows. The former approach allows for the investigation of small scale phenomena, while the latter can give important technical information over large domains.

Papers for this Special Issue should be aimed at showing the versatility and the broad variety of the applicability of LBM and DBM in the free surface fluid dynamics. Additionally, papers can be addressed at advanced free surface flows simulations as advection-diffusion of contaminants in water bodies, multi-layered shallow water flows, shallow granular flows, buoyancy driven flows, etc. Case studies are suitable but must substantively contribute to a broader understanding of this topic.

Prof. Dr. Michele La Rocca
Dr. Pietro Prestininzi
Dr. Andrea Montessori
Guest Editors

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