Laboratory: Multiphase flows analysis in particulate processes

Simulation methods
  • CFD: Lagrange and Euler-Euler
  • DEM
  • CFD-DEM
  • FEM
Software

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