Computational Fluid Dynamics and Comsol Multiphysics: A Step-By-Step Approach for Chemical Engineers

ISBN-13: 9781774630082 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 378 str.

Ashish S. Chaurasia

Opis

Covers computational fluid dynamics simulation using COMSOL Multiphysics® Modeling Software in chemical engineering applications. In the volume, the software is introduced and applied to solve typical problems in chemical reactors, transport processes, fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer.

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. Chemical ReactorsIntroductionSimulation of a Simple Differential EquationSimulation of Plug Flow ReactorSimulation of Batch ReactorSimulation of Continuous Stirred Tank ReactorSimulation of Non-Linear Equations for Fuel Cell ApplicationsSimulation of Chemical Reactors with Mass Transfer LimitationsSimulation of Rectangular FinSimulation of Three Reactors Linked by PipesProblems3. Transport ProcessesIntroductionSimulation of Different Types of Boundary ConditionsSimulation of Heat Transfer in a Rectangular FinSimulation of Diffusion and ReactionSimulation of Newtonian Fluid in a PipeSimulation of Non-Newtonian Fluid in a PipeSimulation of Transient Heat TransferSimulation of Linear AdsorptionSimulation of an Infinitely Long CylinderProblems4. Fluid FlowIntroductionSimulation of Entry Flow of a Newtonian Fluid in a PipeSimulation of Entry Flow of a Non-Newtonian Fluid in a PipeSimulation of Flow in Microfluidic DevicesSimulation of Turbulent Flow in a PipeSimulation of Start-Up Flow in a PipeSimulation of Flow Through an OrificeProblems5. Heat and Mass Transfer in 2d and 3dIntroductionSimulation of Heat Transfer in Two DimensionsSimulation of Heat Conduction with a HoleSimulation of Convective Diffusion in Microfluidic DevicesSimulation of Concentration-Dependent ViscositySimulation of Chemical Reaction in Microfluidic DeviceSimulation of Convection and Diffusion in a Three Dimensional T-TensorSimulation of Transient Heat Transfer in Two DimensionsProblems6. OptimizationIntroductionSimulation of Optimal Cooling of a Tubular ReactorSimulation of Optimization of a Catalytic MicroreactorSimulation for Determining Arrhenius Parameters Using Parameter EstimationProblems7. Case StudiesSimulation of Downdraft Gasification Process: Studies on Chemical KineticsSimulation of Downdraft Gasification Process: Studies on Particle GeometriesEstimation of Kinetic Parameters for Sawdust

O autorze

Ashish S. Chaurasia, PhD, teaches in the Chemical Engineering Department at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, where he holds the position of Associate Professor. He has more than 19 years of teaching and research experience. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at the National Chemical Laboratory–India (2005–2006) and postdoctoral research associate at Imperial College London, United Kingdom (2006–2008). His general research interests focus on pyrolysis of biomass, biomass gasification, computational fluid dynamics, and modeling and simulation. He has authored two books and more than 100 publications in reputed journals and conferences.