Rector, David R

A Semi-Implicit Lattice Method for Simulating Flow

We propose a new semi-implicit lattice numerical method for modeling fluid flow that depends only on local primitive variable information (density, pressure, velocity) and not on relaxed upstream distribution function values. This method has the potential for reducing parallel communication and permitting larger time steps compared to the lattice Boltzmann method. The lid-driven cavity is modeled to demonstrate the accuracy of the method.