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M.Sc.
Completed
10 Dec 2021
106 pages
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Advisor: Anjos, G. R.
João Paulo Innocente de Souza
Particle-Laden Multiphase Flows - A Finite Element Analysis on Biofuel Particle Emissions
Student work
Particle-Laden Multiphase Flows - A Finite Element Analysis on Biofuel Particle Emissions
Abstract
Particle-laden multiphase flow is an important subject of study in fluid mechanics, especially in the oil and gas industry. In this work, the particle emission from biofuel consumption is analyzed and simulated, in order to obtain the main effects of such transportation into the atmosphere, that may cause environmental and health damages. The continuous phase is numerically simulated directly through the Navier-Stokes equations, for which the results are in complete accordance to the ones presented in the literature. As for the solid dispersion, an Euler-Lagrange analysis is made, which provides a better understanding of each particle trajectory. A numerical simulator is built by means of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the results are obtained for different geometries found in biofuel systems. All the results and comparisons are shown and discussed throughout this document. In order to simulate and compare particulate filtering mechanisms in the exhaustion of diesel engines, the DPF (Diesel Particle Filter) is used with data referring to diesel and biodiesel, being possible to make a comparison in particulate emissions pollutants, the latter being more advantageous due to the lower emission rate, as shown in the simulation in this text. Geometry variations are also evaluated regarding filtration efficiency
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Advisor: Anjos, G. R.
Research output
7 publications
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Publications
Publications
A Finite Element Analysis of Flow-Induced Vibration in Nonlinear Elastic Structures
Keywords: FSI, FEA, Semi-Lagrangian, ALE
The focus of this study is to evaluate flow-induced vibration in solid structures for large deformations in the elastic regime. For that, the Finite Element Analysis is a powerful numerical method that allows complex...
The Finite Element Method Applied to Fluid-Structure Interaction Using the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and the Semi-Lagrangian Methods
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Keywords: FEA, ALE, semi-Lagrangian, FSI
The current study aims at simulating flows and their interaction with solid structures. The discretization of mass and momentum equations, using the Finite Element Analysis (FEA), is presented. Also the semi-Lagrangian...
A finite element analysis of multiphase conjugated flow in diesel and biodiesel-driven engine filtration device
Keywords: Semi-Lagrangian, High-order finite element, Porous media, Biofuel, Particle tracking, Computational multiphase fluid dynamics
Particle emission from biofuel consumption is analyzed and simulated, to obtain the main effects of this emission into the atmosphere, which may cause environmental and health damage. The continuous phase is numerically...
A Comparison Between Porous and Free-Flow Media Using the Finite Element Method to Solve the Generalized Darcy/Forchheimer Equation
Florianópolis, Brazil
Keywords: FEA, CFD, porous medium, semi-Lagrangian, unstructured mesh, Python
The current study aims at simulating flows in both free-flow and porous regions. The discretization of mass and momentum equations, using the Finite Element Method (FEM), are presented. Also, the semi-lagrangian...
Numerical Simulation of Flows in Conjugated Regions Using the Finite Element Method to Solve the Darcy-Forchheimer Momentum and Energy Equations
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
Keywords: CFD, FEA, Conjugated Flow, Darcy/Forchheimer
Fluid dynamics with heat transfer problems have complex modeling equations to be solved analytically. Thus, numerical methods, such as the Finite Element Method (FEM), are broadly used in order to simulate such phenomena...
Particle-Laden Multiphase Flows: A Finite Element Analysis on Biofuel Particle Emissions
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Keywords: Finite Element Method, Particle Laden, Multiphase
Particle-laden multiphase flow is an important subject of study in fluid mechanics, especially in the oil and gas industry. In this work, the particle emission from biofuel production is analyzed and simulated, in order...
Finite Element Analysis on Biofuel Particles Dispersion
Florianópolis, Brazil
Keywords: CFD, FEM, multiphase, particles, biofuel
Particle-laden multiphase flow is an important subject of study in fluid mechanics. In this work, the particle emission from biofuel production and storage is analyzed and simulated, with respect to the different...