Gas-Particle and Granular Flow Systems: Coupled Numerical Methods and Applications

Gas-Particle and Granular Flow Systems: Coupled Numerical Methods and Applications breaks down complexities, details numerical methods (including basic theory, modeling and techniques in programming), and provides researchers with an introduction and starting point to each of the disciplines involved. As the modeling of gas-particle and granular flow systems is an emerging interdisciplinary field of study involving mathematics, numerical methods, computational science, and mechanical, chemical and nuclear engineering, this book provides an ideal resource for new researchers who are often intimidated by the complexities of fluid-particle, particle-particle, and particle-wall interactions in many disciplines.

Presents the most recent advances in modeling of gas-particle and granular flow systemsFeatures detailed and multidisciplinary case studies at the conclusion of each chapter to underscore key conceptsDiscusses coupled methods of particle and granular flow systems theory and includes advanced modeling tools and numerical techniques

1. Particle and Pebble Flow: An Introduction 2. Discrete Particle Models and Extensions 3. Coupled Methods 4. Physical Characterization and Key Parameters 5. Application in Gas-Particle Flows 6. Application in Granular Mixing 7. Application in Pebble Flows