Advances of Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy Engineering

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2024 | Viewed by 305

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School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: process modeling; green hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; ironmaking

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School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Interests: multiphase flow; fluidization; computational modeling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, multiphase flows play a crucial role in numerous industrial processes. The study of multiphase flows spans across both scientific and engineering fields, covering various technological areas, a broad range of scales, and a diverse set of analytical and experimental methods. The goal of this Special Issue is to deepen our understanding of multiphase flows and to develop dependable computational models. To achieve this, both experimental and computational techniques are vitally important.

This Special Issue welcomes submissions on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, the following: computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows, bubbly and droplet flows, particle-laden flows, and turbulence in multiphase flows. We also welcome contributions related to industrial applications, such as reactive multiphase flows, granular media, fluidization, cavitation, nucleation, mixing, collision, agglomeration and breakup, and flow instabilities.

Dr. Yuting Zhuo
Dr. Tianyu Wang
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Keywords

  • computational and experimental methods for multiphase flows
  • bubbly and droplet flows
  • particle-laden flows
  • turbulence in multiphase flows
  • DEM
  • multiphysics modeling

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Numerical Investigation of Micrometer-Sensitive Particle Intrusion in Hydraulic Valve Clearances and Its Impact on Valve Performance
by Jianjun Zhang, Hong Ji, Wenjie Zhao, Qianpeng Chen and Xinqiang Liu
Processes 2024, 12(5), 864; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12050864 (registering DOI) - 25 Apr 2024
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The intrusion of micrometer-sensitive contaminant particles into the clearance of sliding valves within hydraulic fluids is one of the root causes of valve sticking and reliability issues in hydraulic systems. To reveal the transient process and characteristics of particle intrusion into the clearance [...] Read more.
The intrusion of micrometer-sensitive contaminant particles into the clearance of sliding valves within hydraulic fluids is one of the root causes of valve sticking and reliability issues in hydraulic systems. To reveal the transient process and characteristics of particle intrusion into the clearance process, this paper proposes a numerical method for fluid–particle one-way coupling and verifies it through experimentation. Furthermore, a numerical simulation of the motion trajectory of spherical iron particles inside the valve chamber was conducted in a two-dimensional flow model. It was discovered that in a steady-state flow field with a certain valve opening, micrometer-sized particles in the valve chamber’s hydraulic fluid mainly move with the valve flow stream, and the number of micron particles invading the slide valve clearance and the probability of invasion is related to the slide valve opening and differential pressure. When the slide valve opening decreases, especially in the small opening state, the probability of particles invading the slide valve clearance will increase dramatically, and the probability of invading the clearance is as high as 27% in a valve opening of 50 μm; the larger the pressure difference between the valve ports, the more the number of particles invading the slide valve clearance increases; the particles in the inlet of the slide valve clearance are more prone to invade the slide valve clearance, and invade in an inclined way, touching the wall and then bouncing back. These findings are of great value for the design of highly reliable hydraulic control valves and the understanding of the mechanism of slide valve stalls and provide an important scientific basis for the optimization and improvement in the reliability of hydraulic systems. Full article
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