Multiphase Flows
Lecture
All lecture material is available on RWTH Moodle.
Exercise
All exercise material is available on RWTH Moodle.
Course Description
This course is designed to provide students with a background on fundamental fluid mechanics and the fundamental understanding of the dynamics of multiphase flow. It will cover Eulerian-Eulerian (two-fluid) models, Eulerian-Lagrangian (discrete particles) models, and discrete phase (particles, droplets or bubbles) in a continuous phase. Emphasis will be placed on bubble dynamics, including cavitation and atomization, with particular attention on numerical methods for interface tracking. Topics will include Basset-Boussinesq-Oseen equation of motion for a particle in a non-uniform flow, particle interactions with turbulence, inertial clustering, cavitation and bubble dynamics, droplet breakup, collisions and coalescence, and surface tension effects. Part of the course will be devoted on the presentation of state-of-the-art application on engine injection, process engineering, and reacting particles.
Important Dates
Course dates in the winter semester 2019/20:
Lecture - Wednesday, 10:15-11:45, ITV Seminar Room
Problem Session - Friday, 08:15-09:45, ITV Seminar Room
Exam - The exam will be oral. Exam dates are by appointment as announced in the class and on RWTH Moodle.