Lattice-Boltzmann Model of Amphiphilic Systems
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
A lattice-Boltzmann model for the study of the dynamics of oil-water-surfactant mixtures is constructed. The model, which is based on a Ginzburg-Landau theory of amphiphilic systems with a single, scalar order parameter, is then used to calculate the spectrum of undulation modes of an oil-water interface and the spontaneous emulsification of oil and water after a quench from two-phase coexistence into the lamellar phase. A comparison with some analytical results shows that the model provides an accurate description of the static and dynamic behavior of amphiphilic systems.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9803097,
title = {Lattice-Boltzmann Model of Amphiphilic Systems},
author = {O. Theissen and G. Gompper and D. M. Kroll},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9803097},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figures, europhysics-letter style