5. Dissipative Particle Dynamics: Foundation, Evolution, Implementation, and Applications

Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) is a particle-based Lagrangian method for simulating dynamic and rheological properties of simple and complex fluids at mesoscopic length and time scales. In this chapter, we present the DPD technique, beginning from its original ad hoc formulation and subsequent theoretical developments. Next, we introduce various extensions of the DPD method that can model non-isothermal processes, diffusion-reaction systems, and ionic fluids. We also present a brief review of programming algorithms for constructing efficient DPD simulation codes as well as existing software packages. Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of DPD to solve particle-fluid problems, which may not be tractable by continuum or atomistic approaches.