Direct absorption solar collectors: Fundamentals, modeling approaches, design and operating parameters, advances, knowledge gaps, and future prospects

A Hasan, A Alazzam, E Abu-Nada - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2024 - Elsevier
Direct absorption solar collectors (DASCs) based on nanofluids offer a promising solution for
achieving the dual goals of solar energy utilization: maximizing solar absorption and …

Toward particle-resolved accuracy in Euler–Lagrange simulations of multiphase flow using machine learning and pairwise interaction extended point-particle (PIEP) …

S Balachandar, WC Moore, G Akiki, K Liu - Theoretical and Computational …, 2020 - Springer
This study presents two different machine learning approaches for the modeling of
hydrodynamic force on particles in a particle-laden multiphase flow. Results from particle …

A correction procedure for self-induced velocity of a finite-sized particle in two-way coupled Euler–Lagrange simulations

S Balachandar, K Liu - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023 - Elsevier
The importance of incorporating a correction to undo the self-induced perturbation velocity of
a particle, when its size becomes comparable to the Eulerian grid, in a two-way coupled …

[HTML][HTML] A novel coupling method for unresolved CFD-DEM modeling

J Zhang, T Li, H Ström, B Wang, T Løvås - International Journal of Heat and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In CFD-DEM (computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method) simulations particles
are considered Lagrangian point particles. The details of the flow near the particle surface …

Lagrangian and Eulerian drag models that are consistent between Euler-Lagrange and Euler-Euler (two-fluid) approaches for homogeneous systems

S Balachandar - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
The undisturbed flow of a particle is of fundamental importance since it controls both the
undisturbed flow force and the perturbation force (which includes quasisteady, added-mass …

A correction scheme for wall-bounded two-way coupled point-particle simulations

P Pakseresht, M Esmaily, SV Apte - Journal of Computational Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The accuracy of Euler-Lagrange point-particle models employed in particle-laden
fluid flow simulations depends on accurate estimation of the particle force through closure …

Investigation of turbulent inflow specification in Euler–Lagrange simulations of mid-field spray

K Liu, PD Huck, A Aliseda, S Balachandar - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The process of atomization of a liquid jet by a parallel high-speed gas stream results in a
spray, whose downstream development is of considerable interest to several applications …

Regularization of the Lagrangian point force approximation for deterministic discrete particle simulations

JF Poustis, JM Senoner, D Zuzio, P Villedieu - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current article presents a regularization procedure of the Lagrangian point-force
approach commonly used to account for the perturbation of a fluid phase by a dispersed …

Effect of interpolation kernels and grid refinement on two way-coupled point-particle simulations

NA Keane, SV Apte, SS Jain, MA Khanwale - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The predictive capability of two way-coupled point-particle Euler–Lagrange model in
accurately capturing particle–flow interactions under grid refinement, wherein the particle …

Finite volume fraction effect on self-induced velocity in two-way coupled Euler-Lagrange simulations

J Kim, S Balachandar - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
In a two-way coupled Euler-Lagrange (EL) simulation, a particle of size comparable to the
local grid spacing results in self-induced perturbation, which must be subtracted to obtain …