20 - 22 April, 2015
València, Spain
Organised by:
Wessex Institute, UK
University of New Mexico, USA
Overview
The success of the series of International Conferences on Multiphase
Flow, Orlando, Florida (2001); Santa Fe, New Mexico (2003), Portland,
Maine (2005), Bologna, (2007), New Forest, UK (2009), Koss, Greece
(2011) and A Coruna, Spain (2013) has led to reconvening the meeting in
2015.
The overall focus of this conference series is the combination of
experimental and computational techniques to gain a better understanding
of all classes of multiphase and complex flow. The goal of the meeting
is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences directly and
interactively, thereby promoting the development of knowledge in this
increasingly important topic.
Fluid dynamics processes in nature are essentially multi-phased, i.e.
involving more than one phase of a component such as liquid, gas or
plasma. The range of related problems of interest is vast: astrophysics,
biology, geophysics, atmospheric process and many others including a
whole variety of engineering applications.
Thus it is understandable that multiphase structures generate a great
deal of interest. This is the motivation for experimental, analytical
and numerical studies in this area. While progress is continuing in all
three categories, work on numerical solutions has advanced rapidly,
owing to the continuing improvements in computer power and the software
tools available to researchers. Progress in numerical methods has not
only allowed for the solution of many practical problems, but also
helped to advance our understanding of the physics involved. Many
unresolved issues are inherent in the very definition of multiphase
flow, where it is necessary to consider coupled process in multiple
scales, not necessarily all of them characterised by the same physics.
Moreover, in the study of some of them, the approximations valid for
large scale problems may no longer be physically appropriate.
Close interaction between numerical modellers and other researchers
is required to resolve many outstanding issues in multiphase flow.
Theory and experiments are essential for validation and verification of
numerical methods, with the latter providing new insights into the
interpretation of experimental results and suggesting new directions of
theoretical research.
This series of conferences on Multiphase Flow, organised by the
Wessex Institute since 2001 aims to further such initiatives and to
develop knowledge transfer mechanisms, in particular between academics
and industry professionals. The papers presented at previous meetings
are stored in digital form at http://library.witpress.com where they are permanently available to the international community
Conference Topics
- Multiphase flow simulation
- Bubble and drop dynamics
- Interface behaviour
- Experimental measurements
- Energy applications
- Compressible flows
- Flow in porous media
- Turbulent flow
- Image processing
- Heat transfer
- Atomization
- Hydromagnetics
- Plasma
- Fluidised beds
- Cavitation
Webpage
View the conference website, which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/15-conferences/multiphase-flow-2015.html
