DMPPIC: An Improved CFD Solver for Microfluidic Molecular Communication
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Abstract
The Multi-Phase Particle-In-Cell (MP-PIC) method is a numerical simulation technique employed for modeling multi phase flows, particularly those involving particles suspended within a fluid medium, such as particles used as the information carriers in Molecular Communication (MC). Building upon the existing MP-PIC solver (MPPICFoam) from the Open Field Operation and Manipulation (OpenFOAM) software suite, which does not support diffusion, this paper introduces a novel Diffusive MPPICFoam (DMPPICFoam) solver that integrates the random walk behavior (diffusion) of particles, thereby enhancing the realism of the simulation. Our proposed solver, the DMPPIC-Foam, is designed to more accurately model complex scenarios within the transition and dispersive regimes, such as those encountered in human capillaries. A comparative analysis between the proposed DMPPICFoam solver and the original MPPICFoam solver demonstrates significant improvements in the simulation of Channel Impulse Responses (CIRs) in two MC scenarios.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking, MeditCom 2025 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 979-8-3315-2965-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Conference
| Title | 2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking |
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| Abbreviated title | MeditCom 2025 |
| Duration | 7 - 10 July 2025 |
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| Location | Splendid Hotel & Spa |
| City | Nice |
| Country | France |
External IDs
| ORCID | /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/192579933 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0001-5410-6810/work/192583525 |
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Keywords
- Computational Fluid Dynamics, Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Molecular Communication, Multi-Phase Particle-In-Cell, OnenFOAM