NETL 2012 Conference on Multiphase Flow Science
May 22-24, 2012
Presentations
Tuesday May 22, 2012
- Welcome and Introduction
Chris Guenther
Session Chair: Merdad Shahnam
- Overview of Multiphase Flow Science at NETL
Madhava Syamlal (DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Key Note Lecture: Heat Transfer Enhancement in Dense Suspensions of Agitated Solids
Michael Louge (Cornell University)
Presentation [PDF] - Modified Kinetic Theory for Dense Granular Flows
Sebastian Chialvo, J. Sun and S. Sundaresan (Princeton University)
Presentation [PDF] - A Proposed (k-E)2 Turbulence Theory for Multiphase Gas-Solid Flows
Thomas O'Brien (DOE-NETL/Retired)
Presentation [PDF] - Coarse-Grained Energy Balance Equation for Gas-Particle Flows
K. Agrawal, W. Holloway and S. Sundaresan (Princeton University)
Presentation [PDF]
Session Chair: Rahul Garg
- OpenMP Parallelism for Fluid-particulate System
A. Amritkar and D. Tafti (Virginia Tech)
Presentation [PDF] - GPGPU Acceleration of MFIX-DEM
J. Urbanic (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center)
Presentation [PDF] - A Massively Parallel Euler-Lagrange Strategy for Simulating Fluidized Bed ReactorsJ. Capecelatro and O. Desjardins (Cornell University)
Presentation [PDF]
Session Chair: Jeff Dietiker
- A Computationally Efficient Approach to Uncertainty Quantification in Multiphase Systems
A. Donato, R. Pitchumani, M. Shahnam (Virginia Tech/DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Validaiton and Uncertainty Quantificaiton of a Multiphase Flow CFD Model
A. Gel, M. Shahnam, C. Guenther (Alpemi Consulting LLC, URS, DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Code Verification of MFIX Baseline Governing Equations
A. Choudhary and C.J. Roy (Virginia Tech)
Presentation [PDF] - Three Dimensional Numerical Study on Droplet Formation and Cell Encapsulation Process in a T-Junction
H. Yang, Q. Zhou, and L.S. Fan (Ohio State University)
Presentation [PDF] - An Euler-Euler CFD Model for Biomass Gasification in Fluidized Bed
Q. Xue and R. Fox (Iowa State University)
Presentation [PDF]
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Session Chair: Mehrdad Shahnan
- Overview of Application of Multiphase Flow in NETL's Energy Portfolio
Douglas Straub (DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Key Note Lecure: Industrial Applications of Filtered Two-Fluid Models for Gas-Solid Flows
Timothy Healy (ExxonMobil Research and Engineering)
Presentation [PDF] - A Reaction Kinetics Model for Carbonation of a Regenerable MgO-Based Sorbent
E. Abbasi, J. Abbasian and H. Arastoopour (Illinois Institute of Technology) - Carbon Dioxide Capture with Solid Carbonate Sorbents in a Fluidized Bed Riser and Regeneration in a Reduced Pressure Downer
S. Kongkitisupchai and D. Gidaspow (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Presentation [PDF] - Direct Numerical Simulation of CO2 Diffusion in Reconstructed
Solid Sorbent Particles
N. Krishnamurthy and D. Tafi (Virginia Tech)
Presentation [PDF]
Session Chair: Sreekanth Pannala
- Multiphase CFD Modeling in CCSI - Flow Dynamics of Sorbents in the Regenerator of a Carbon-Capture Unit
A. Sarkar, W. Pan, D. Suh and X. Sun (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Presentation [PDF] - Implementation of the P1 Radiation Model in MFIX
M.F. Modest (University of California, Merced)
Presentation [PDF] - Simulation of Coal Particles in a Full Chemical Looping Combustion System
James Parker (CPFD Software, LLC)
Presentation [PDF]
Session Chair: Sofiane Benyahia
- MP-PIC Implementation in MFIX
R. Garg (URS Corporation)
Presentation [PDF] - High-Fidelity Single Particle Property Measurements: Building Blocks for Particle Flow Modeling Validation
F. Higgs (Carnegie Mellon University) - Simulation of Fine Material Elutriation of Binary Mixture Dense Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed
A. Konan and David Huckaby (ORISE, DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Fluidization Testing on CFB Dynamicas ans Segregation, Elutriationm and Hysteresis Behavior of Polydisperse Particles
L. Shadle, R. Panday, J. Mei, J. Weber and J. Tucker (DOE-NETL, REM Engineering)
Presentation [PDF] - Liquid and Particle Dynamics in Fluidized Beds
R. Cocco, R. Hays, R. Karri and J. McMillan (PSRI, Syncrude Canada)
Presentation [PDF]
Session Chair: Jordan Musser
- The Effect of Neighboring Particles on the Dynamics of a Particle in a Viscous Fluid
Z. Feng and G.M. Samuel (University of Texas, San Antonio)
Presentation [PDF] - Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT) Applied to Bibbling Fluid BedsJ. Weber and J. Mei (DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - CFD Simulation of Entrained-Flow Gasification with Improved Physical and Chemical Sub-Models
J. Ma (URS Corporation)
Presentation [PDF]
Thursday May 24, 2012
Session Chair: Janine Carney
- Refractive Index Matched Scanning of Dense Granular Materials
W. Losert (University of Maryland)
Presentation [PDF] - High Speed Imaging of Flow Phenomena in CFB Risers
F. Shaffer and B. Gopalan (DOE-NETL, ORISE)
Presentation [PDF] - Effect of Model Parameters if Soft-Sphere Collision Scheme to the Particles-Particle Collision in a Viscous Fluid
Z. Feng, S.G. Musong and E.E. Michaelides (Texas Christian University)
Presentation [PDF] - DNS of Suspensions of Rigid Particles with Feedback
J. McLaughlin, N. Hojjat, G. Ahmadi, J. Derken and X. Jia (Clarkson University)
Presentation [PDF] - Reacting Flow Modeling with C3M
K. Chaudhari (West Virginia University)
Presentation [PDF] - Mass Transfer Effects in a Gasification Riser
R. Breault, T. Li and P. Nicoletti (DOE-NETL, URS Corporation)
Presentation [PDF] - 2D Version 3D CFD Simulations of Circulating Fluidized Bed Risers
T. Li, S. Pannala and M. Shahnam (URS Corportation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF] - Statistical Approaches in Chemistry Sub-Models
D.S. Mebane and K.S. Bhat (ORISE and Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Presentation [PDF] - Coal and Biomass Blends Pyrolysis in Inert and Oxidized Gaseous Environments
P. Wang, S. Hedges and C. Guenther (DOE-NETL)
Presentation [PDF]
NETL Conference Services Information
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