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 languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking, MeditCom 2025
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages6
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-2965-9
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking
Abbreviated titleMeditCom 2025
Duration7 - 10 July 2025
Website
LocationSplendid Hotel & Spa
CityNice
CountryFrance

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/192579933
ORCID /0000-0001-5410-6810/work/192583525

Keywords

Keywords

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics, Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Molecular Communication, Multi-Phase Particle-In-Cell, OnenFOAM