International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.95, 927-935, 2016
Linear and non-linear Robin boundary conditions for thermal lattice Boltzmann method: cases of convective and radiative heat transfer at interfaces
Despite the wide applications of the linear and non-linear Robin boundary constraints in thermal simulations, not much works are reported on their implementation in lattice Boltzmann framework. In present work, counter-slip energy approach is employed to derive kinetic level equations, representing two particular cases of Robin boundary conditions; convection and combined convection and surface radiation. Loss of generality is avoided in the study and the terms accounting for boundary movement or viscous dissipation effects are incorporated, too. Utilizing a D2Q9 lattice structure, the derived equations are validated with 1D and 2D analytical solutions for conduction heat transfer problems in a square slab. Results of analysis show a first order rate of convergence for the convective boundary condition, while second order rate is found for combined convection and surface radiation constraint. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Convection-diffusion equation;Lattice Boltzmann method;Convective boundary condition;Radiative boundary condition