  We propose a multiple relaxation time Boltzmann equation collision model by
systematically assigning a separate relaxation time to each of the central
moments of the distribution function. The Chapman-Enskog calculation leads to
correct hydrodynamic equations. The thermal diffusion and viscous dissipation
are mutually independent and Galilean invariant. By transforming the central
moments into the absolute reference frame and evaluating using fixed discrete
velocities, an efficient lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is obtained. The LB model
is found to have excellent numerical stability in high-Reynolds numbers
simulations.

Computational Physics