Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Multiphase CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Capabilities of Technalysis

Multiphase CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Capabilities of Technalysis

Technalysis' multi-phase CFD capabilities can be divided into three prominent categories:

System flow modeling
Continuum flow modeling
Discrete flow modeling

System flow modeling:
One Dimensional two-phase flow and heat transfer analysis.

Features:

Flow rate and pressure distribution
Phase change
Heat transfer with ambient
Coupled with air flow analysis inside the refrigerator

Application areas:

Refrigerant system analysis in refrigerator, air conditioning, etc.

Continuum flow modeling:
Three dimensional flow, heat transfer, concentration analysis

Features:

Level-set method to track interface between phases
Concentration analysis for mixing of phases
Phase change
Space charge behavior
Particle tracking


Application areas:

Casting, solidification, melting, condensation, evaporation, free surface
Mixture of gas/liquid, liquid/liquid
Binary mixing
Developer charge and mixing

Discrete flow modeling:
Three dimensional flows of particles under different forces.

Features:

Internal contact
Electrostatic, Magnetic and Gravitational forces
Varied particle size and shape
Charge and temperature analysis
Application areas:

Bulk material handling process and equipment design
Pharmaceutical tablet coating
Mixing of pharmaceutical molecule with binder
Charging of toner more