Lehrstuhl für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik (MVT)

Laboratory: Multiphase flows analysis in particulate processes

Simulation methodsSoftware

• CFD: Lagrange and Euler-Euler
• DEM
• CFD-DEM
• FEM

Inhouse code „DNSlab“ for CFD and CFD-DEM simulation:

• Modeling of porous microstructures
• Filtration
• Electrostatic field in porous structures
• Particle fixed bed adsorption

Modelling of particle contact interactions:
• Adhesion/sticking, plastic deformation
• Wet contact (coating, liquid bridges, capillary and lubrication forces)                            
• Breakage

Other used codes:
• Ansys: CFX, Fluent and Rocky CFD-DEM coupling
• OpenFOAM / LIGGGHTS / CFDEMcoupling
• MUSEN DEM
• Abaqus FEM


Experimental methodsMeasuring devices

• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
• High-speed Particle Tracking Velocimetry (HS-PTV)

• PIV, LaVision
• Micro-PIV, (Dantec Dynamics)
• HS-PTV (up to 2000 m/s) (HiWatch CS2, Oseir)
• High-speed cameras, up to 200.000 fps
• Test setup for imaging particle/droplet collision (self-developed)
• Test setup for measuring the restitution coefficient


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