High performance computations of transient transport in microchannels using Lattice Boltzmann methods [Elektronische Ressource] = Hochleistungsrechnungen instationärer Transportphänomene in Mikrokanälen mittels Lattice-Boltzmann-Methoden / vorgelegt von Anuhar Osorio Nesme
High Performance Computations of TransientTransport in Microchannels using Lattice BoltzmannMethodsHochleistungsrechnungen instation¨arerTransportph¨anomene in Mikrokan¨alen mittels LatticeBoltzmann MethodenDer Technischen Fakult¨ at derFriedrich-Alexander-Universit¨ at Erlangen-Nurn¨ bergzur Erlangung des GradesDOKTOR-INGENIEURvorgelegt vonAnuhar Osorio NesmeErlangen, 2010Als Dissertation genehmigt von derTechnischen Fakult¨ at derUniversit¨ at Erlangen-Nurn¨ bergTag der Einreichung: 01.06.2010Tag der Promotion: 17.09.2010Dekan: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Reinhard GermanBerichterstatter: Prof. habil. Antonio DelgadoProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael BreuerSapere AudeKantAcknowledgementsThis work has been financially supported by Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst(DAAD) mainly and this support is gratefully acknowledged. Some part of the work wasalso partially funded by industrial projects.First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. AntonioDelgado for his continuous motivation and guidance throughout my dissertation work.Without his encouragement, optimism and confidence I would never been able to fulfillthe research.My thanks are extended to the members of my examination committee, Prof. Dr.-Ing.habil. Karl-Ernst Wirth, Prof. Dr. Gun¨ ther Greiner, and especially to Prof.habil. Michael Breuer for his acceptance to be a reviewer for this work. I am highlyobliged to also thank Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.