Turbulent three phase flows in industrial geometries
Gas, Liquid, and particles flow at High Reynolds Number inside an industrial nozzle
Abstract
Many engineering applications are characterized by the presence of multiple phases interacting with each other. The simultaneous presence of a fluid, a gas and a solid phase is the standard for most industrial processes. Despite of the great advances in the Computational Fluid Dynamics field, the simulation of multiphase flows still remains a difficult task. In particular when the Reynolds numbers become very high capturing the interfaces dynamics inside the flow become a particularly challenging task. Nevertheless many industrial applications receive enormous benefits from an accurate description of this kind of flow, especially when the density and the physical properties of the various components strongly differ. The objective of this research is to obtain an accurate description of the dynamic behaviour of particulate matter inside a multiphase flow. This task represents the first stage in order to approach the problem of the interaction between three phase flows and the containment structures and then optimize the flow parameters for specific applications.
People
- Partners: Dr. Ralph Useldinger, Dr. Marc Elsen, Dr. Zhongming Xia, CERATIZIT-Luxembourg
- Contact: Prof.-Dr.-Ing. B. Peters
Funding
The research is funded through resources of the University of Luxembourg.