Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems provides an explanation of how to model fluid-particulate systems using Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. The computational cost and relative merits of the different methods are compared, with recommendations on where and how to apply them provided. The science underlying the fluid-particulate phenomena involves computational fluid dynamics (for liquids and gases), computational particle dynamics (solids), and mass and heat transfer. In order to simulate these systems, it is essential to model the interactions between phases and the fluids and particles themselves. This book details instructions for several numerical methods of dealing with this complex problem.

This book is essential reading for researchers from all backgrounds interested in multiphase flows or fluid-solid modeling, as well as engineers working on related problems in chemical engineering, food science, process engineering, geophysics or metallurgical processing.

Provides detailed coverage of Resolved and Unresolved Computational Fluid Dynamics - Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM), Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, and their various attributesGives an excellent summary of a range of simulation techniques and provides numerical examplesStarts with a broad introduction to fluid-particulate systems to help readers from a range of disciplines grasp fundamental principles

Part 1 Computational Fluid Dynamics: Discrete Element Modeling of Fluidized Beds 1. Introduction: discrete element modeling-computational fluid dynamics of fluidized beds 2. Methodology: CFD-DEM of Fluidized Beds 3. Validation case study: bubbling in the fluidized bed 4. Validation Case Study: Sound Waves in Fluidized Medium

Part 2 Large, (non)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications (resolved Eulerian-Lagrangian) 5. Introduction: large, (non-)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications 6. Methodology: large (non)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications 7. Validation: experimental and semianalytical 8. Application and results: filter fiber engineering 9. Conclusion and vision

Part 3 Lagrangian-Lagrangian: Modeling Shocks through Inhomogeneous Media with Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics 10. Introduction: smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of shocks 11. Methodology: smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of shocks 12. Validation: smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of shocks 13. Conclusion: smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of shocks