Discrete hydrodynamics near solid planar walls

• Published in: Physical review. E Vol. 99; no. 5-1; p. 052130
• Main Authors: Duque-Zumajo, D, Camargo, Diego, de la Torre, J A, Chejne, Farid, Español, Pep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2019
• ISSN: 2470-0053
• DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.052130

We derive, with the projection operator technique, the equations of motion for the time-dependent average of the discrete mass and momentum densities of a fluid confined by planar walls under the assumption that the flow field is translationally invariant along the directions tangent to the walls. Shear flow and sound propagation perpendicular to the walls can be described with the discrete hydrodynamic equations. The interaction with the walls is not given through boundary conditions but rather in terms of impenetrability and friction forces appearing in the discrete hydrodynamic equations. Microscopic expressions for the transport coefficients entering the discrete equations are provided. We further show that the obtained discrete equations can be interpreted as a Petrov-Galerkin finite-element discretization of the continuum equations presented by Camargo et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 148, 064107 (2018)JCPSA60021-960610.1063/1.5010401] when restricted to planar geometries and flows.