2017 Multiphase Flow Science Workshop

2017 NETL Workshop on Multiphase Flow Science

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 – Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV

Registration

• Welcome and Introduction
  William Rogers, Multiphase Flow Science Team, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• NETL Multiphase Flow Research Overview
  Madhava Syamlal, Senior Fellow Computational Engineering, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Keynote Presentation: Virtual Process Engineering in Coarse-Grained Discrete Particle Methods
  Wei Ge, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Macroscopic Modeling of the Flow of Dilute Emulsions in the Presence of Micro‐Inertia
  Antony N. Beris, Paul M. Mwasame and Norman J. Wagner, University of Delaware

Break and Posters/Demos

• Computational Study on Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Oil Yield: Developing a Predictive Model Which Includes Hydrodynamics of the Bubbling-to-Slugging Transition in a Laboratory-Scale Fluidized Bed
  Emilio Ramirez^1,2, Tingwen Li³, Mehrdad Shahnam³, Stuart Daw¹, Charles Finney¹, ¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ²University of Tennessee, ³National Energy Technology Laboratory
• CFD-DEM Modeling of the Formation of Producer Gas Contaminants During Biomass Gasification
  Oluwafemi Oyedeji, Nourredine Abdoulmoumine, University of Tennessee
• Simulating Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Reactors by Combining High and Low-order Computational Models
  Jessica Torres, Gavin Wiggins, and Charles Finney, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Application of an Efficient Discrete Particle model to Simulate an Industrial FCC Regenerator
  Liqiang Lu, Sofiane Benyahia, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Development of a Comprehensive Computational Fluid Dynamic and Discrete Element Model of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor
  Ross Houston, Oluwafemi Oyedeji, Nourredine Abdoulmoumine, University of Tennessee
• A Method for Generating Reduced Kinetics Mechanisms used for Numerical Modeling of Reactive Flows
  Paul Cizmas, Texas A&M University

Lunch and Posters/Demos

• Statistical Analysis on Large-Scale Direct Numerical Simulation of Gas-Solid Flow
  Limin Wang, Wei Ge, Jinghai Li, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Improved Partial Coupling for Multi-Phase Flow Solvers
  Husam A. Elghannay, Danesh K. Tafti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Validation and Uncertainty Quantification of MFIX-DEM Simulations of Horizontal Air Jets in a Semicircular Fluidized Bed of Geldart Group D Particles
  Peiyuan Liu¹, William D. Fullmer^1,2, Casey Q. LaMarche¹, Allan Issangya², Ray Cocco², and Christine M. Hrenya¹, ¹University of Colorado Boulder, ²Particulate Solid Research, Inc.
• A Discrete Particle Model for Simulating Carbon Capture with Encapsulated Carbonate Solutions
  Justin R. Finn, Janine E. Galvin, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Sensitivity Analysis of Hopper Bin Discharge Simulations with Discrete Element Method
  Aytekin Gel^1,2, Avinash Vaidheeswaran², Jordan Musser², Charles Tong³, ¹ALPEMI Consulting, LLC, ²National Energy Technology Laboratory, ³Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Break and Posters/Demos

• Predicting Transmissivity of a Fracture Under Shearing
  Amir A. Mofakham¹, Mathew Stadelman^2,3*, Goodarz Ahmadi^1,2,3, Kevin T. Shanley^2,3,4, Dustin Crandall², ¹Clarkson University, ²National Energy Technology Laboratory, ³Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, ⁴State University of New York at New Paltz, ^*Now affiliated with The MITRE Corporation
• Attrition Prediction Model for Chemical Looping and Other CFB Systems
  Nathan Galinsky, Samuel Bayham, Ronald Breault, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• CFD-DEM Simulations of Bubbling Fluidization: Identification of Critical Model and Numerical Parameters
  A. Bakshi^1,2, M. Shahnam², T. Li², C. Altantzis ^1,2, A. Gel³, W. Rogers², A.F. Ghoniem¹, ¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ²National Energy Technology Laboratory, ³ALPEMI Consulting, LLC

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 – Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV

Reconvene and Introduction

• Introducing New Experimental Facilities to Study Lagrangian Interfacial Dynamics of Turbulent Multiphase Flow
  Rui Ni, Ashik Ullah Mohammad Masuk, Ashwanth Salibindla, The Pennsylvania State University
• Dynamic Structures in Bubbling Gas-Solid Fluidised Beds. The Effect of Local Granular Rheology
  Victor Francia, Kaiqiao Wu, and Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London
• Determination of Flow Patterns by Image Analysis of a Rectangular Spouted Bed
  Jingsi Yang, Steven L. Rowan, Ronald W. Breault, Justin M. Weber, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Ongoing Validation Efforts in Gas-Liquid Flows with Phase Change in System and CFD Codes
  Caleb S. Brooks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• A Multidimensional Approach to Multi-Phase Flow Instrumentation Using Capacitive Sensors
  Qussai Marashdeh¹, Fernando Teixeira², ¹Tech4Imaging LLC, ²The Ohio State University

Break and Posters/Demos

• Heat Transfer in Assemblies of Spherical and Ellipsoidal Particles
  Long He, Danesh Tafti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Modification of the Modal Characteristics of a Square Cylinder Wake Obstructed by a Multi-Scale Array of Obstacles
  Jonathan Higham, University of Sheffield
• Experimental Study and CFD Simulation of a Down-Flow Bubble Column
  Mutharasu L.C.¹, Mayur Sathe¹, Dinesh V. Kalaga², Derek Griffin³, Krishnaswamy Nandakumar¹, J.B. Joshi⁴, ¹Louisiana State University, ²City College of New York, ³LanzaTech, ⁴Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
• Simulation of Particulate Flows Using a Hybridized Particle-in-Cell and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method
  Aaron Morris, Purdue University
• Linear Solver Performance Analysis of MFiX Integrated with a Next Generation Computational Framework
  VMK Kotteda¹, V Kumar¹, W Spotz², A Rodriguez¹, A Schiaffino¹, A Chattopadhyay¹, ¹University of Texas at El Paso, ²Sandia National Laboratories

Lunch and Posters/Demos

• Improved Speed and Reliability of Averaged Multiphase Flow Calculations for Use in Combined 1D-CFD Multiphase Flow Process Simulations: Experimental Validation Against PipeFractionalFlow and Multiphase CFD Codes
  Anand Nagoo, University of Texas
• A DEM Study of Spontaneous Granular Structure Formation in a Cylindrical Vessel Under Orbital Motion
  Jielin Yu¹, Chunliang Wu², Oladapo Ayeni¹, Krishnaswamy Nandakumar¹, J. B. Joshi¹, Mayank Tyagi¹, Shankar Ghosh³, ¹Louisiana State University, ²SABIC, ³Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
• Data-Driven Smart CFD Proxy: Applications of Big Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Computational Fluid Dynamics
  Shahab D. Mohaghegh¹, Amir Ansari¹, Mehrdad Shahnam², Jean-Francois Dietiker², Ebrahim Fathi¹, Ali Takbiri¹, ¹West Virginia University, ²National Energy Technology Laboratory
• Simplified Soft-Sphere Collision Model for Fluid-Particle Systems
  Husam A. Elghannay, Danesh K. Tafti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study of a Small-Scale Circulating Fluidized Bed
  Yupeng Xu, Jordan Musser, Tingwen Li, Balaji Gopalan, Rupen Panday, Jonathan Tucker, Greggory Breault, William Rogers, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Meeting Wrap-up and Adjourn

Posters

• MFIX into Matlab source code
  Ben Barrowes, Barrowes Consulting
• Radial Flow Pulse Jet Mixing (RFPJM)
  John VanOsdol, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Thursday, August 10, 2017 – Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV

Welcome to the NETL Multiphase Flow Science Session

• MFiX Suite and Exascale Computing – Development Path
  Jordan Musser, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• MFiX 17.1 Overview
  Jeff Dietiker, Justin Weber, National Energy Technology Laboratory
• MFiX 17.1 Tutorials and Hands-on Assistance
  MFS Staff, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Break

• MFiX Optimization Toolset and Nodeworks
  Dirk Van Essendelft, Justin Weber, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Lunch