CFD for Microfibrous Materials
Our group is interested in applying CFD to microscale gas flows
- Experimental work at the Auburn University Center for Microfibrous Materials Manufacturing has shown significant increases in chemical reactivity using microfibrous materials
- Our goal is to apply CFD to provide insight into the mechanisms of this increased reactivity
- We would ultimately like to use CFD to design new materials which further enhance chemical reactivity
- This effort is funded by the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM)
- Collaborators: Dr. Bruce Tatarchuk of the Chemical Engineering Department at Auburn University
References
R. K. Duggirala, C. J. Roy, S. M. Saeidi, J. Khodadadi, D. R. Cahela, and B. J. Tatarchuck, “Pressure Drop Predictions for Microfibrous Flows using CFD,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 7, July 2008, 13 pages (DOI: 10.1115/1.2948363). (see also AIAA Paper 2005-4618, 17th AIAA CFD Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 2005).
- R. Duggirala, C. J. Roy, H. Yang, R. Kalluri, D. Cahela, and B. J. Tatarchuk, “Simulation of Heterogeneous H2S Catalysis in Microscale Gas Flows,” International Symposium on Fuel processing for Hydrogen Production, American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006.
- R. K. Duggirala, C. J. Roy, R. K. Kalluri, H. Yang, D. R. Cahela, and B. J. Tatarchuk, “Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Gas Flow through Microfibrous Materials: Analysis of Dilution of Packed Beds,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 4-9, 2007.
- R. K. Duggirala, C. J. Roy, R. K. Kalluri, H. Yang, D. R. Cahela, and B. J. Tatarchuk, “Effect of Intra-Bed Flow Maldistribution on Chemical Conversion in Microfibrous Materials using Computational Fluid Dynamics,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 4-9, 2007.
- R. K. Duggirala, C. J. Roy, and B. J. Tatarchuk, “Effect of Tortuosity and Residence Time on Pressure Drop Predictions in Microfibrous Materials using CFD,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Orlando, Florida, November 13-21, 2009.