Multiphase Flows
OpenFOAM Short Course

This short course on multiphase flow simulations with OpenFOAM covers the theoretical basis of multiphase flow approaches, from model fundamentals to numerical methods and solver families as well as the multiphase capabilities of OpenFOAM.

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OpenFOAM Short Course on Multiphase Flows

20–23 March 2023

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Course description and aims

OpenFOAM® is a widely spread open-source C++ library and a powerful software platform for solving a variety of problems in computational continuum physics including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and multiphysics applications. The three-and-a-half-day short course on multiphase flow simulations with OpenFOAM will cover the theoretical basis of multiphase flow approaches:

  • Model fundamentals
  • Numerical methods
  • OpenFOAM solver families
  • OpenFOAM’s multiphase capabilities

Furthermore, the course aims at providing a distinctive overview over cutting-edge method developments going on in the international OpenFOAM community. Thus, the course goes beyond what standard OpenFOAM provides and gives attendees the unique opportunity to acquire the knowledge and method competence required to tackle challenging multiphase flow problems.

This year’s special topics cover

  • Sharp interface methods
  • Diffuse interface methods
  • Eulerian-Eulerian multi-fluid methods
  • The discrete element method

The program is intended to stimulate intensive discussions between the participants and the lecturers as well as between the participants themselves. The aim is to address on-going developments as well as to discuss application problems.

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Antritter
BASF SE, Germany

Prof. Dr. Dieter Bothe
Institute of Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, Department of Mathematics, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Dr. Mathis Fricke
Institute of Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, Department of Mathematics, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Federica Ferraro
Institute of Simulation of reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Jasak
Department of Physics: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Kimiaki Washino
Mechanical Engineering Department, Osaka University, Japan

Prof. Dr. Tommaso Lucchini
Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Dr. Julien Maes
Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Dr.-Ing. Tomislav Marić
Institute of Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, Department of Mathematics, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Dr.-Ing. Holger Marschall
Institute of Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, Computational Multiphase Flow, Department of Mathematics, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Prof. Dr. Alberto Passalacqua
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, USA

Prof. Dr. Johan Rønby
Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark

Dr.-Ing. Henning Scheufler
Hydrogen Systems, Airbus, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Sommerfeld
Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Željko Tuković
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Dr.-Ing. Andre Weiner
Institute of Fluid Mechanics, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Programme

Fundamentals 1(2)
13:30 Registration
14:00 Welcome, Introductions, Overview of the Course
(Tomislav Marić, Holger Marschall)
14:15 Direct Numerical Simulation Methods – Modeling Fundamentals
(Dieter Bothe)
15:15 Group Photo and Coffee
16:00 Direct Numerical Simulation Methods – Numerical Approaches
(Dieter Bothe)
17:00 OpenFOAM’s Multiphase Capabilities
(Hrvoje Jasak)
18:00 Close of First Day
Fundamentals 2(2)
9:00 Discrete Element Methods – Modeling Fundamentals
(Kimiaki Wahino)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Eulerian-Lagrangian Flow Methods – Modeling Fundamentals
(Martin Sommerfeld)
11:30 Eulerian-Eulerian Flow Methods – Modeling Fundamentals
(Alberto Passalacqua)
12:30 Lunch
Dispersed Flows
13:30 Modeling Polydispersity in Gas-Liquid Systems with Population Balances
(Alberto Passalacqua)
14:30 Modeling the Evolution of Nanoparticles and Microparticles in Turbulent Reactive Flows
(Federica Ferraro)
15:30 Coffee
16:00 Modeling Turbulent Chemically Reacting Sprays
(Tommaso Lucchini)
17:00 Close of Second Day
19:00 Short Course Dinner
Interfacial Flow
9:00 Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian Method
(Željko Tuković)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 The isoAdvector Volume-Of-Fluid Method
(Johan Rønby)
11:30 Unstructured Geometrical Un-split Volume-Of-Fluid Methods
(Tomislav Marić)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Modeling Phase-Transition in Volume-Of-Fluid Methods
(Henning Scheufler)
14:30 Data-driven Modeling and Validation of Reactive Mass Transfer at Rising Bubbles
(Andre Weiner)
15:30 Coffee
16:00 Compressible Multiphase Flows
(Hrvoje Jasak)
17:00 Close of Third Day
Wetting & Contact Line Treatment
9:00 Wetting in Discrete Element Methods for Gas-Liquid-Solid Three-Phase Flows
(Kimiaki Washino)
10:00 Coffee
10:30 Dynamic Wetting Simulations Using the Phase-Field Method
(Holger Marschall)
11:30 Dynamic Wetting and Surfactant Transport using the VOF Method
(Thomas Antritter)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Modeling and ALE-based Simulation of Dynamic Wetting
(Mathis Fricke)
14:30 Multiphase Transport in Real Pore Geometries
(Julien Maes)
15:30 Close of Short Course

Discuss developments and application problems

The program is intended to stimulate intensive discussions between the participants and the lecturers as well as between the participants themselves. The aim is to address on-going developments as well as to discuss application problems.

Who should attend?

This course is directed towards researchers in academia, R&D researchers in industry as well as practicing engineers involved in the simulation of multiphase flows with OpenFOAM. Participants receive all the materials in electronic version. The course is designed to impart crucial background knowledge and method competence by covering fundamentals and providing a unique overview over ongoing developments of renowned members of the international OpenFOAM community.

Venue

Technical University of Darmstadt
Center of Smart Interfaces
Building L2|06 on Lichtwiese Campus
Alarich-Weiss-Straße 10
64287 Darmstadt, Germany

Participants are requested to make their own accommodation arrangements. For a recommendation of hotels or further information, please contact Ms. Monika Medina ().

Fees and registration

To register for this short course, please fill in the online form below.

The fee for participation from industry is 600 EUR and 300 EUR for participants from academia. The fee is exempt from VAT according to § 4 No. 22a UStG. A charge of 50 EUR applies to cancellations up to the start of the course. The fee includes the electronic documentation of the lectures, coffee breaks, lunches and a course dinner on the second day.

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