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New direction of computational fluid dynamics and its applications in industry

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For the past ten years there has been much progress in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), among which the formation and development of the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) are an important new direction. We give a review on the main aspect and the latest development of this method in this article, and at the same time we also discuss the related development of scientific software and its impact on the real-world applications in industry.

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  1. Department of Mechanics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Chen YaoSong

  2. Exa Corporation, Burlington, MA, 01803, USA

    Shan XiaoWen & Chen HuDong

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Recommended by Prof. GU SongFen, Member of Editorial Committer of Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

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Chen, Y., Shan, X. & Chen, H. New direction of computational fluid dynamics and its applications in industry. SCI CHINA SER E 50, 521–533 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-007-0075-4

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