Chemical and processes industries use and modify, transport, and process all types of particulates and granulate materials. It is becoming increasingly possible to bring more details about the behavior of particles at the macro-scale depending on particle characteristics (Geldart group, size, density, shape, cohesion, etc.).
In a range of applications, for example, biomass refining, green chemicals manufacturing, and fluidized bed and catalytic reactors, understanding the flowability and behavior of discrete solid particles can lead to better understanding of design and operation of equipment and processes.
Join us in a virtual roundtable discussion with experienced engineers and leaders sharing their perspective on the role of particle mechanics and the opportunities that engineering and simulation may play in solids handling and solid-fluid equipment design.
What you will learn:
Discover possibilities of modeling particles in the process industries, including an open discussion focused on opportunities and challenges in design and operation of solid handling equipment and processes, and use case examples of applications of discrete element modeling (DEM) and DEM-CFD.
R&D Fellow, Dow Chemical
Dr. Jörg holds a BS, MS and a Ph.D in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. He has been working at Dow Chemical since 2000 and now he is R&D Fellow responsible for Solids Processing focusing on Particle Technology, Fluid Mechanics, Troubleshooting and Polymer Processing.
Senior Staff Scientist – Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Dr. Yidong Xia is a senior staff scientist specializing in computational modeling and simulation for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory's (INL) Energy and Environment Science and Technology (EES&T) Directorate. His technical expertise spans several fields, including computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, computational particle mechanics, computational chemistry, nuclear material and thermal hydraulics, nano/micro-computed tomography (nano/micro-CT), and image-based machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for material characterization. Dr. Xia has served as PI on the INL-partner project “Multi-Scale Fluid-Solid Interactions in Architected and Natural Materials" (MUSE), an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) supported by DOE Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences Program. Dr. Xia has also been leading the Material Handling Task in the DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Feedstock-Conversion Interface Consortium (FCIC) project. Dr. Xia obtained his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering with a Minor in General Mathematics at North Carolina State University.
Global CAE Specialist – Rocky DEM / ESSS
Lucilla holds a BE (Chemical) undergraduate degree, an M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She joined ESSS in 2008 and has spent 5 years focused on applying CFD to solve common engineering problems in the Oil and Gas industry, dealing with turbulent and multiphase flow simulations. Since 2013, she has been an Application Engineer for our Rocky DEM Business Unit.
Senior Director Strategy and Business Development – Rocky DEM / ESSS
Ahmad.H. Haidari, Ph.D. has close to 30 years of experience in the application of engineering simulation and modeling technology to product development processes.
