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The watershed surface runoff was investigated through the one-dimensional numerical simulation using the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). A computational model was developed where the watershed is represented by the junction of nine sub-basins. For this, two equilibrium distribution functions were established through the Chapman-Enskog Expansion on a D1Q5 lattice, one suitable for flow on the basin surface and another for the main channel, obtaining the water depth on the basin surface and the channels cross-sectional area. In addition, the boundary condition was established in the flow passage from one sub-basin to another, taking into account the mass conservation and, in order to obtain a simulation closer to reality, it was considered an initial river flow (baseflow) of each channel stretch. The numerical results obtained by the LBM were compared with data measured in field.

Derived from simplifications of the Saint-Venant equations, the kinematic wave model has the ability to describe the behavior of surface runoff in watersheds. This paper aims to obtain the numerical simulation of the flow routing in a natural watershed, by using lattice Boltzmann method. In the computational model, the surface of the basin will be represented by a V-shaped segmented in two lateral planes and one main channel. The simulation considers the effective precipitation flowing on the watershed per unit of width at the exit of each of the planes that represent the surface of the basin. The water flowing from the planes enters the main channel in the form of lateral contribution. Hydrograms of two rain events are obtained, which present the volume drained in the outlet corresponding to the whole basin in each event. Two equilibrium distribution functions were developed by Chapmann-Enskog expansion at time scales and model D1Q3, one suitable for flow on the basin surface and another for the main channel, in order to obtain the variables of interest in each case. The numerical results obtained were compared with the KINEROS2 hydrological model.

A two-dimensional numerical simulation of the water flow in a rectangular channel with submerged obstacles distributed alternately along its banks is presented. The governing equations of flow are the shallow water equations, which will be solved by the Boltzmann lattice method (LBM) with multiple relaxation times (MRT). The non-slip bounce-back scheme was used on walls and obstacles, constant discharge at the inlet and fixed depth at the outlet of the channel. Due to the characteristics of the problem to be simulated, a large eddy simulation (LES) technique was incorporated into the computational code, which allows to obtain results that are closer to the actual behavior of the flow. In addition, the stability of the simulation at all points of the mesh is evaluated for each step of time and, together with the property of the consistency of the LBM, the convergence of the solution is obtained. The simulation provides the depth, velocities in the x and y directions, and the magnitude of water vorticity.

This paper analyzes the ability of the Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) with multiple relaxation times (MRT) in the simulation of flow in practical engineering problems. The case study covered refers to the first section of the initiation channel, which is part of the piracema channel, located in the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant. The initiation channel has submerged obstacles distributed from one margin to the other, in order to reduce water velocity and allow the piracema cycle to occur. The governing equations of flow are the shallow water equations, which will be solved through the LBM-MRT. The non-slip bounce-back scheme was used on walls and obstacles, constant discharge at the inlet and fixed depth at the outlet of the channel. Due to the characteristics of the problem to be simulated, a large eddy simulation (LES) technique was incorporated into the computational code, which allows to obtain results that are closer to the actual behavior of the flow. In addition, the stability of the simulation at all points of the mesh is evaluated for each step of time and, together with the property of the consistency of the LBM, the convergence of the solution is obtained. The simulation provides the depth, velocities in the x and y directions, and the magnitude of water vorticity.

O metodo do reticulado de Boltzmann (LBM) possui equacao governante caracterizada pelas etapas de transmissao e colisao, e pode ser visto como uma forma discretizada da equacao cinetica de Boltzmann em que somente sao mantidos os detalhes moleculares essenciais para recuperar o comportamento macroscopico. O metodo e eficiente na simulacao de escoamento de fluidos, mostrando-se competitivo nas aplicacoes de mecanica dos fluidos computacional, sendo especialmente util em aplicacoes com geometrias complexas. O objetivo deste trabalho e utilizar o LBM para simular o escoamento de agua em um canal entre placas paralelas. Para isto, foram usadas condicoes de contorno bounce back e Zou-He. Fez-se a comparacao entre as solucoes numerica e analitica, para a validacao do metodo.