Table of Contents
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Session Chair – Mehrdad Shahnam
09:00 – 09:20 AM
MFiX Development Updates
Jeff Dietiker1,2, 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, 2NETL Support Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA
09:20 – 09:40 AM
A Kinetic-based Model for Incompressible, Polydisperse, Fluid-particle Flows
Chris Stafford1, Rodney O. Fox1, Alberto Passalacqua2; 1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
09:40 – 10:00 AM
Adaptation of the Vertical Upflow Phase Map of Wirth to Fluidized Dense Phase Conveying of Geldart A Powders and Validation of the Transition Boundaries by Eulerian Modelling with MFiX-TFM
Prabu Balasubramanian, Andrew Cowell, Don McGlinchey, School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
10:00 – 10:20 AM
On the Clustering and Settling Behavior of Polydisperse, Gas-solid Flows
Sarah Beetham, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, MI
10:20 – 10:40 AM
A Filtered Coarse-grain CFD-DEM Approach for Simulating Fluidized Particles
Sathvik Bhat1, Yuan Yao2, Pedram Pakseresht2, Yi Fan2, Jorg Theuerkauf3, Jesse Capecelatro1, 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Engineering and Process Science, Core R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, Lake Jackson, TX, 3Engineering and Process Science, Core R&D, the Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
Session Chair – Mary Ann Clarke
10:50 – 11:10 AM
Pioneering Real-Time In-Situ Machine Learning Integration for Multiphase Flow Analysis: A First-of-Its- Kind Workflow Demonstration with MFIX-Exa
Aytekin Gel1, Andrew Shao2, Jordan Musser3, William Fullmer3; 1ALPEMI Consulting, L.L.C., Tempe, AZ, 2Hewlett Packard Enterprise, 3National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
11:10 – 11:30 AM
Eulerian-Eulerian Two-Fluid Modeling of Non-spherical Particles Using DEM as a Closure Method to Determine the Deviation from the Kinetic Theory
Ramon Lopez, Raymond Fontenot, CFD Research, 6820 Moquin Dr NW, Huntsville, Al
11:30 – 11:50 AM
Asynchronous GPU-Based DEM Solver Embedded in Commercial CFD Software with Polyhedral Mesh Support
Alireza Kianimoqadam, University of Maine, Orono, ME
11:50 – 12:10 PM
Machine Learning of Transport Phenomena Simulated by Reduced-order Models Based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition
Paul Cizmas, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Session Chair – Janine Carney
12:50 – 1:10 PM
Graph Neural Networks for Unsteady Particle Drag Force Predictions
Neil Ashwin Raj1, Ze Cao2, Danesh Tafti1; 1Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, 3Department of Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
1:10 – 1:30 PM
Unraveling the Pyrolytic Behavior and Kinetics of Pure Polymers and Plastic-Rich Municipal Solid Waste Using Thermal Analysis
Muhammad Aamir Bashir1,3, Sittichai Natesakhawat1,3, Mehrdad Shahnam2, Ping Wang1; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, 2National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 3NETL Support Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA
1:30 – 1:50 PM
Phy-ChemNODE: A Physics-Enhanced Neural Ordinary Differential Equations Approach for Accelerating Stiff Chemical Kinetic Computations
Pinaki Pal, Tadbhagya Kumar, Anuj Kumar, TRANSPORTATION AND POWER SYSTEMS DIVISION, ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
1:50 – 2:10 PM
Implementation of Detailed Polyethylene Pyrolysis Kinetics into CFD Simulations using Machine Learning
Ross Houston1, Hang Zhou1,2; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
2:10 – 2:30 PM
An Analytical Study on the Effect of Hydrodynamic and Electrostatic Forces on Particle Removal
Abbas Khanmohammadi, Goodarz Ahmadi; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Effectiveness Factor Estimates for General Catalyst Geometries
John P. Wakefield1, Jesse Capecelatro1,2; 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Session Chair – Jordan Musser
3:00 – 3:20 PM
Predicting Biomass Comminution: Physical Experiment, Computational Particle-flow Simulation, Population Balance Model, and Deep Learning
Yidong Xia, Physical Process Science & Realization Group, Idaho National Laboratory
3:20 – 3:40 PM
DEM Modeling of the Influence of Vibrational Forcing on the Flowability of Milled Biomass in Wedge-shaped Hoppers
Nicholas Deak1, Yimin Lu2, Hariswaran Sitaraman1, 1National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, 2Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
3:40 – 4:00 PM
CFD-DEM Modeling of Fluidization Characteristics of Spherocylindrical Particles and Binary Mixtures
Ramesh Agarwal1, Ling Zhou2, Bo Wang2, Ling Bai2, 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 2Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering & Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
4:00 – 4:20 PM
Computational Modeling of Wellbore Acoustics for Early- Kick Detection (EKD) using Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) Tools
Janine Carney1, Felipe Maciel2, Paulo Waltrich2, Foad Haeri3; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR, 2Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 3NETL Support Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA
4:20 – 4:40 PM
On the Essential Role of Nuclear Weapons Technologies in the Development of Particle Tracking Velocimetry for Flows of High Particle Concentrations
Franklin D. Shaffer
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Session Chair – William Fullmer
9:00 – 9:20 AM
MFIX-Exa Development Overview
Jordan Musser, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
9:20 – 9:40 AM
Numerical Simulation of a Biogenic Fluid Catalytic Cracking (BFCC) Regenerator with MFIX-Exa
Yupeng Xu1,2, Jordan Musser1, Mehrdad Shahnam1; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
9:40 – 10:00 AM
Effect of Instantaneous Local Solid Volume Fraction on Unsteady Drag Forces in Freely Evolving Particle Suspensions
Ze Cao1, Danesh. K. Tafti2; 1School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
10:00 – 10:20 AM
CFP Regenerator Model Development
Bruce D Adkins1, Yupeng Xu2,3, Mehrdad Shahnam2, Jordan Musser2; 1Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, 2National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 3NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
10:20 – 10:40 AM
ActivO: A Novel Active Machine Learning Framework for Rapid Simulation-driven Design Optimization
Pinaki Pal, Transportation and Power Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Session Chair – Ross Houston
10:50 – 11:10 AM
CFD Study of Airborne Transmission Using DRW Model in a Ventilated Office Room
Amirmasoud Anvari, Goodarz Ahmadi; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
11:10 – 11:30 AM
Enhancing Accuracy of Large Eddy Simulation for Particle- Laden Wall-Bounded Flows Through Stochastic Subgrid- Scale Fluctuations Modeling
Farid Rousta1, Goodarz Ahmadi1, Bamdad Lessani2; 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 2Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
11:30 – 11:50 AM
Computational Modeling of Proppants Transport in Rock Fractures
Farid Rousta1, Goodarz Ahmadi1, Dustin Crandall2; 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, 2National Energy Technology Laboratory
11:50 – 12:10 PM
Pore Morphology Method for Modeling Liquid Intrusion in Porous Media
S. Gautam1, Bhatta1, A. Kumar1, H.V. Tafreshi1,2, B. Pourdeyhimi2; 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 2The Nonwovens Institute, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
12:10 – 12:30 PM
PMM-DPM Simulation of Aerosol Droplet Filtration Using a Coalescing Filter
N. Bahatta1, S. Gautam1, A. Kumar1, H.V. Tafreshi1,2, B. Pourdeyhimi2; 1Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 2The Nonwovens Institute, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Session Chair – David Huckaby
1:10 – 1:30 PM
Implementation of the Glued Sphere Discrete Element Method for Non-Spherical Particles in MFIX Software
Renjie Ke1,2, Hang Zhou1,2; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
1:30 – 1:50 PM
Capturing O2 Desorption Through Iso-conversional Kinetics for CFD Application
Arthur Ndri Konan1,2, Mary Ann Clarke1; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
1:50 – 2:10 PM
Development of a Liquid Bridge Model for Particle Agglomeration and Defluidization in Plastic Pyrolysis
Subhodeep Banerjee1,2; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
2:10 – 2:30 PM
Characterization of Solid Sorbent for Direct Air Capture of CO2 using a CFD-based Methodology
Hossain Aziz1,2; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Microwave Assisted Heating for Gasification
RahulBabu Koneru1,2, David Huckaby1, Mehrdad Shahnam1; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
2:50 – 3:10 PM
Enhancing the Harris and Crighton PIC Stress Model with Bayesian Learning
Akhil V. Marayikkottu1,2; 1National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, 2NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV
3:10 – 3:30 PM
Direct numerical simulation of flow past randomly distributed Platonic polyhedrons
Aashish Goyal1,4, Guodong Gai2, Zihao Cheng3, Anthony Wachs1,2; 1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 2Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 4National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV
