Theory and Modeling of Dispersed Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows

Theory and Modeling of Dispersed Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows gives a systematic account of the fundamentals of multiphase flows, turbulent flows and combustion theory. It presents the latest advances of models and theories in the field of dispersed multiphase turbulent reacting flow, covering basic equations of multiphase turbulent reacting flows, modeling of turbulent flows, modeling of multiphase turbulent flows, modeling of turbulent combusting flows, and numerical methods for simulation of multiphase turbulent reacting flows, etc. The book is ideal for graduated students, researchers and engineers in many disciplines in power and mechanical engineering.

• Provides a combination of multiphase fluid dynamics, turbulence theory and combustion theory
• Covers physical phenomena, numerical modeling theory and methods, and their applications
• Presents applications in a wide range of engineering facilities, such as utility and industrial furnaces, gas-turbine and rocket engines, internal combustion engines, chemical reactors, and cyclone separators, etc.

Postgraduate students, researchers and engineers in power and mechanical engineering (including fluid dynamics and thermal sciences) , chemical, metallurgical, aeronautical, astronautical, nuclear and civil engineering

Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Dispersed Multiphase Flows
1.1 Dispersed Multiphase Flows
1.2 Basic Properties of Particle Cloud/Liquid Spray
1.2 Particle/droplet Drag, Heat and Mass Transfer
1.3 Particle dynamics

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Turbulent Flows
2.1 Background
2.2 Statistical Theory
2.3 Length and Time Scales

Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Combustion Theory
3.1 Basic Equations of Laminar Multi-Component Reacting Flows
3.2 Ignition and Extinction
3.3 Laminar Premixed and Diffusion Flames
3.4 Droplet Evaporation and combustion
3.5 Solid-Particle Combustion
3.6 Turbulent Combustion and Flame Stabilization

Chapter 4 Basic Equations of Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows
4.1 The Control Volume in a Multiphase-Flow System
4.2 The Concept and Relationships of Volume Averaging
4.3 “Microscopic” Conservation Equations inside Each Phase
4.4 Volume-Averaged Equations of Laminar (Instantaneous) Multiphase Flows
4.5 Reynolds Time-Averaged Equations of Dilute Turbulent Multiphase Reacting Flows
4.6The PDF Transport Equation and Statistically Averaged Equations
4.7 The Two-Phase Reynolds Stress and Scalar Transport Equations

Chapter 5 Modeling of Single-Phase Turbulent Flows
5.1 The Closure of Single-Phase Turbulent Kinetic Energy Equation
5.2 The k- Two-equation Model and Its Application
5.3 The Second-Order Moment Model of Single-Phase Turbulence
5.4 The Closed Model of Reynolds Mass and Heat Flux Equations
5.5 The Algebraic Stress and Heat Flux Model—Extended k- Model
5.6 The Application of DSM, ASM Models and Their Comparison with Other Models
5.7 Direct Numerical Simulation
5.8 Large-Eddy Simulation

Chapter 6 Modeling of Dispersed Multiphase Turbulent Flows
6.1 The Hinze-Tchen’s Algebraic Model of Particle Turbulence
6.2 The Unified Second-Order Moment Two-Phase Turbulence Model
6.3 k--kp-kpg and k--Ap Two-Phase Turbulence Models
6.4 The Application and Assessment of USM, k--kp-kpg and k--Ap Models
6.5 An Improved Second-Order Moment Two-Phase Turbulence Model
6.6 The Mass-Weighed Averaged USM Two-Phase Turbulence Model
6.7 The k--PDF and DSM-PDF Two-Phase Turbulence Model
6.8 The DSM-Monte-Carlo Simulation of Swirling Gas-Particle Flows
6.9 The Non-Linear k--kp Two-Phase Turbulence Model
6/10 The Kinetic Theory Modeling of Dense Gas-Particle Flows
6.11 The USM- Two-Phase Turbulence Model for Dense Gas-Particle Flows
6.12 The Lagrangian Simulation (Discrete Element Model, DEM) of Particle Flows
6.13 The Single-Fluid Model of Turbulent Gas-Particle Flows
6.14 The Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Multiphase Flows
6.15 The Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Multiphase Flows

Chapter 7 Modeling of Turbulent Combusting Flows
7.1 The Time-Averaged Reaction Rate
7.2 The EBU-Arrhenius Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.3 The Second-Order Moment Models of Turbulent Combustion
7.4 The Simplified-PDF and Fast-Chemistry Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.5 The Simplified-PDF and Finite-Rate Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.6 The Laminar Flamelet Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.7 The Conditional Moment Closure Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.8 The PDF Transport Equation Model of Turbulent Combustion
7.9 The Two-Fluid Models of Turbulent Two-phase Combustion
7.10 The Direct Numerical Simulation of Single-phase and Two-phase Combustion
7.11 The Large-Eddy Simulation of Single-phase and Two-phase Combustion
 
Chapter 8 The Solution Procedure for Modeling of Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows
8.1 The PSIC Algorithm for Eulerian-Lagrangian Models
8.2 The LEAGAP Algorithm for Eulerian-Eulerian-Lagrangian Models
8.3 The PERT Algorithm for Eulerian-Eulerian Models
8.4 The IPSA Algorithm for Eulerian-Eulerian Models

Chapter 9 Simulation of Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows
9.1 Flows and Separation in Hydrocyclones
9.2 Gas-Particle Flows in a Swirl Coal Burner
9.3 Gas-Particle Flows and Coal Combustion in a Combustor with High-Velocity Jets
9.4 3-D Gas-Particle Flows and Coal Combustion in a Tangentially Fired Furnace
9.5 Flows in a Cyclone Separator
9.6 Coal Combustion in a Vortex Combustor
9.7 Gas-Particle Flows in a Non-Slagging Cyclone Combustor
9.8 Large-Eddy Simulation of Ethanol Spray Combustion
9.9 Large-Eddy Simulation of a Single-Droplet Evaporation and Combustion
9.10 Large-Eddy Simulation of Swirling Coal Combustion