Mobarak MM, Gatternig B, Hussein M, Osorio Nesme A, Delgado A (2019)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2019
Pages Range: 19.1-19.8
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings der 27. GALA-Fachtagung "Experimentelle Strömungsmechanik"
Event location: Erlangen
ISBN: 978-3-9816764-6-4
Foam propagation is a complex and challenging topic in food and chemical industry. Foam exists in several industrial applications such as food supply and discharge pipes, dairy products tanks and rectification columns. Foams often influence the mass, momentum and energy transport as well as the biochemical reactions. Consequently, this leads to a significant additional consumption of time and energy, and also to a loss of product quality and safety. The proposed approach is to apply a multi-component Lattice Boltzmann method, namely Shan-Chen pseudopotential model coupled with thermal LBM in order to simulate the complex heat transfer process in foams, taking into account the foam dynamics and deformation. The approach is to use multi-distribution functions for the multicomponent flow and temperature fields considering the different physical parameters for each phenomenon. The Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) has recently gained great attention in thermal flow field modelling, especially in complex media. One great advantage of the method is that it handles complex geometries and obstacles in a simple manner. LBM also gained much attention and success in the field of multicomponent and multiphase flows, one benefit is that it does not need an explicit additional algorithm for interface tracking. These simulations will provide a deeper insight in the foam dynamics and heat transfer process inside this nonhomogeneous medium. This can provide the basis for a prediction tool that regards the foaming causes and effects in several industrial processes. Several Industrial sectors with various products like beverages and milk can benefit from this tool, as the foaming in beverages’ filling and dairy production can be controlled and optimized on this basis. Other applications are chemical production facilities that deal with columns and evaporators which also encounter critical foaming issues.
APA:
Mobarak, M.M., Gatternig, B., Hussein, M., Osorio Nesme, A., & Delgado, A. (2019). Heat transfer in deformable foams by the means of multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Method. In A. Delgado, B. Gatternig, M. Münsch, B. Ruck, A. Leder (Eds.), Proceedings der 27. GALA-Fachtagung "Experimentelle Strömungsmechanik" (pp. 19.1-19.8). Erlangen.
MLA:
Mobarak, Mohammad Mobarak, et al. "Heat transfer in deformable foams by the means of multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Method." Proceedings of the 27. GALA-Fachtagung "Experimentelle Strömungsmechanik", Erlangen Ed. A. Delgado, B. Gatternig, M. Münsch, B. Ruck, A. Leder, 2019. 19.1-19.8.
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