2D LATTICE-BOLTZMANN SIMULATIONS OF FLOW OVER A BACKWARD-FACING STEP AT LOW TO MODERATE REYNOLDS NUMBERS

Juan Pablo de Lima Costa SalazarLu´is Orlando Emerich dos Santosjuan.salazar@ufsc.bremerich@lmpt.ufsc.brGRAD - Fluid Physics and Transport Phenomena Research Group, Universidade Federal deSanta CatarinaRua Presidente Prudente de Moraes, 406, 89218-000, Joinville, Santa Catarina, BrazilAbstract In this paper we report initial validation of a Lattice-Boltzmann code for the problemof a 2-D backward facing step, for Re