2018 NETL Workshop on Multiphase Flow Science
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 – University of Houston Student Center South – Theater
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 - Numerical Simulation of Liquid Jet Disintegration, Spray Formation, and Combustion at High Pressures
Dorrin Jarrahbashi, Texas A&M University - Exploiting Multiphase Slug Flow for Controlled Manufacturing of Uniform Crystals
Mo Jiang, Virginia Commonwealth University - Simulation of a Dual Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor Combusting Coal by Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupling
Zachary Reinking, Kevin Whitty, JoAnn Lighty, University of Utah - Reduced Chemical Mechanism for Chemical Looping with Oxygen Uncoupled Combustion System
Hong-Shig Shim1, Dave Wang1, Kevin Davis1, James Parker2, Kevin Whitty3, 1Reaction Engineering International, 2CPFD, 3University of Utah
Break and Posters/Demos
- Direct Numerical Simulation of Low-Mach Reacting Gas-Solid Flows Using a Penalization Method
B. Hardy, G. Winckelmans, J. De Wilde Université Catholique de Louvain - Variation of Drag, Lift, and Torque in a Suspension of Ellipsoidal Particles
Long He, Danesh Tafti, Virginia Tech - Understanding Fluid-Particle Interaction in Structured Environments by Direct Numerical Simulation
Chenguang Zhang, A’mer Shamleh, J. Joshi, Chunliang Wu, K. Nandakumar, Louisiana State University - 3D Modelling of Non-Spherical Particulate Systems
Vivek Srinivasan, Danesh Tafti, Virginia Tech - Keynote Presentation: Pragmatic Approach for Modeling Industrial Scale Gas-Solids Reacting Flows
Sreekanth Pannala, SABIC
Lunch
- Keynote Presentation: Multiscale Dynamics in Turbulent Bubbly Flows
Rui Ni, Pennsylvania State University - Dynamically Structured Fluidized Beds: Controlled Mixing Under Oscillatory Flows
Victor Francia, Kaiqiao Wu, Marc-Olivier Coppens, University College London - MRI of Bubble and Jet Injection into Fluidized Beds
Christopher M. Boyce1,2, Alexander Penn1,3, Maxim Lehnert1, Klaas P. Pruessmann3, Christoph R. Müller1,
1ETH Zurich, 2Columbia University, 3University of Zurich and ETH Zurich - Triboelectric Charging and Electrostatic Effects in Granular and Particle-Laden Flows
J. Kolehmainen, X. Liu, A. Ozel, S. Sundaresan, Princeton University - Flow Field Characterization of Slug Flow Using PIV and CTA Techniques
T. Kim, E. Pereyra,C. Sarica, University of Tulsa
Break and Posters/Demos
- Preferential Concentration of Particles by Turbulence
Amir Mofakham, Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University - Machine Learning Based Filtered Drag Force Model
Yundi Jiang, Jari Kolehmainen, Yile Gu, Yannis Kevrekidis, Ali Ozel, Sankaran Sundaresan, Princeton University - Data-driven Closure Framework for Multiphase Turbulence Modeling
Sarah Beetham, Jesse Capecelatro, University of Michigan - Effects of Sub-Grid Gas Turbulence over the Meso-Scale Hydrodynamics of Fluidized Gas-Solid Flows
Christian Milioli, Joseph Mouallem, Seyed Niaki, Fernando Milioli, University of São Paulo
Reception – Space City Room
Sponsored by: Louisiana State University, University of Houston UH Energy, SABIC, Wood Group, DNV-GL
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 – University of Houston Student Center South - Theater
Reconvene
- Keynote Presentation: Improvements to Point-Particle Approach to Capture Fully-Resolved Physics and Development of Next Generation Euler-Lagrange Framework
S. Balachandar, University of Florida - Understanding and Modeling the Effect of Clusters on Heat Transfer in Gas-Solid Suspensions
Jesse Capecelatro, University of Michigan - Kinematic Waves from a Particle-resolved Simulation of a Fluidized-bed-like System
G. Zhou1, D. Willen1, Y. Zhang1, A. Prosperetti2, 1Johns Hopkins University, 2University of Houston - Modified Kinetic Theory for the Flow of Dense Particulate Mixtures and Granular Materials
Yifei Duan1, Zhi-Gang Feng1, Efstathios Michaelides2, 1University of Texas at San Antonio, 2Texas Christian University
Break and Posters/Demos
- PANEL DISCUSSION: “How Can Multiphase Flow Modeling Have the Same Impact on Process Industry as Single-Phase Flow Modeling?”
S. Pannala1, James Parker2, Madhava Syamlal3, Xiao-Hui Wu4, Krishnaswamy Nandakumar5, 1SABIC, 2CPFD, 3National Energy Technology Laboratory, 4ExxonMobil, 5Louisiana State University
Lunch
- Multiscale Modeling of Liquid Spray from Stripping of Co-Current Liquid Film and Droplet Evaporation
Prasad Kalghatgi, Christian Chauvet, Wood Automation and Control - Opportunities and Challenges in Multiphase CFD Modeling in Upstream Oil and Gas
Madhusuden Agrawal, BP America - Insights into Gas-Liquid Flow Systems Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Various Petroleum Engineering Applications
Mayank Tyagi, Louisiana State University - Effect of Thermo-Physical Properties on Multiphase Flow Modeling
Dale Erickson, Wood Automation & Control
Advancement Measurement Techniques for Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Multhanna Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Break and Posters/Demos
- Cold Flow Analysis for a Scaled Bubbling Fluidized Bed with Various Fuel and Bed Material Types
Ali Sivri, Amoolya Lalsare, Cosmin Dumitrescu, John Hu, West Virginia University - CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamics of Ebullated Bed Reactor (EBR) for Heavy Oil Upgrading
Saad Saleh1, Shakir Ahmed2, Mohammed Sanam1, Salah Ali3, Harith Alani3, 1University of Tikrit, 2Ministry of Oil, Iraq, 3Petroleum Research and Development Centre, Iraq - Dakota Integrated with MFiX for UQ Analysis: Sensitivity of Particle Size on Pressure in Fluidized Bed DEM Simulations
VMK Kotteda1, Vinod Kumar1, William Spotz2, 1University of Texas at El Paso, 2Sandia National Laboratories
Thursday, August 9, 2018 – University of Houston Student Center South - Theater
- Welcome to the NETL Multiphase Flow Science Session
William Rogers, National Energy Technology Laboratory - MFiX and Exascale Computing – Development Update
Jordan Musser, National Energy Technology Laboratory - MFiX Suite Development Update
Jeff Dietiker, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Break and Posters/Demos
- MFiX Suite Quality Assurance Program
Avinash Vaidheeswaran, National Energy Technology Laboratory - MFiX Optimization Toolset and Uncertainty Quantification Toolset
Justin Weber, William Fullmer, Aytekin Gel, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Lunch and End of Workshop
Posters
- Discrete Particle Modeling of Carbon Capture Using Semipermeable Elastic Microcapsules
Justin Finn, Janine Galvin, National Energy Technology Laboratory - The Effect of Particle Size on Tribocharging
X. Lui, I. Nwogbaga, P. Saba, J. Kolehmainen, A. Ozel, S. Sundaresan, Princeton University - Particle Distribution and Deposition in a Rock Fracture
Amir Mofakham1, G. Ahmadi1,2,3, M. Stadelman3, K. Shanley2,3,4 , D. Crandall2, 1Clarkson University, 2National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 4State University of New York - Bubbletree: A Rigorous Algorithm for Lagrangian Tracking and Statistical Analysis of Bubble or Cluster Motion and Flux within 3D Fluid Bed Simulations
Kyle Buchheit, NETL - Characterization of Hydrodynamics for Split Photobioreactor via Radioactive Particle Tracking (RPT) Technique
Laith Sabri, Abbas Sultan, Multhanna Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and Technology - MFiX Integrated with Trilinos: First and Second Generation Preconditioned Linear Solvers Performance Analysis
Vinod Kumar, VMK Kotteda, William Spotz, A. Rodriguez, A. Schiaffino, University of Texas at El Paso - Advancing Hydrodynamics and Scale-up of Gas-Solid Systems via Sophisticated Measurement Techniques
Muthanna Al-Dahhan, Premkumar Kamalanathan, Haider Taofeeq, Neven Ali, A
Efhaima, Missouri University of Science and Technology - Accelerating Computational Fluid Dynamics Using TensorFlow
Dirk VanEssendelft, Opeoluwa Owoyele, Kyle Buchheit, National Energy Technology Laboratory - Accuracy of DRW Stochastic Turbulence Models
Amir Mofakham, Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University - An Investigation of Chemical Kinetics of Eastern Coal and Biomass Catalytic Gasification
Amoolya Lalsare, Yuxin Wang, Basel Rasheed, Ali Sivri, Cosmin Dumitrescu, Jianli Hu, West Virginia University - The Effect of Industrial Heat Exchanger Internals Structure on the Gas Holdup of Pilot Plant Bubble Column for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis
Multanna Al-Dahhan, Hayder Alnaseri, Joshua Schlegel, Missouri University of Science and Technology - Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification Toolsets
Justin Weber, William Fullmer, Aytekin Gel, National Energy Technology Laboratory
