B1993 - SIMULAZIONE MULTISCALA DI APPARECCHIATURE PER L'INDUSTRIA CHIMICA

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to provide the main tools for the simulation of equipment adopted in the industrial chemical processes, with special focus on reactive, multiphase and soft matter systems (e.g. suspensions, emulsions, foams, granular materials), aimed at optimization and scale-up. At the end of the course, the student will be able to identify suitable modelling strategies and relevant coupling methods for the equipment simulation at different scales, from the molecular, to the mesoscale up to the macroscale.

Course contents

1. Basics of vector calculus, differential equations, statistical mechanics
2. Multiscale modelling: from discrete to continuous
3. Continuum Fluid Dynamics
4. Turbulence models as a multiscale modelling: Applications in chemical industries
5. Introduction to porous media theory: multiscale modelling and volume averaging
6. Introduction to the theory of particulate systems: Population Balance Equation
7. Examples of application of computational fluid dynamics

Readings/Bibliography

• Berendsen, H. C “Simulating the physical world : hierarchical modeling from quantum mechanics to fluid dynamics”, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007
• Ramkrishna, D.: Population Balances: Theory and Applications to Particulate Systems in Engineering, Academic Press, 2000
• Bear, J. And Bachmat, Y. “Introduction to Modeling of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media”, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 1990
• Wilcox, D. C. “Turbulence modeling for CFD”, DCW Industries 1993

[NOTE: The text listed here are to be considered only as reference for specific parts of the program and they will not be followed in detail].

Teaching methods

In class lectures and practical sessions.

Assessment methods

The final examination is oral. The exam is aimed at assessing the understanding of the fundamental principles on which multiscale modelling is based. The capability to identify the most suitable models to describe selected cases discussed during the lectures and the practical sessions will also be verified.

Teaching tools

Boards, slides, exercises, materials for exam preparation

Office hours

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