Multiphase Flow 2015

8th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Multiphase and Complex Flow

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

Waste Management 2014

7th International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment

12 - 14 May 2014

Ancona, Italy

Organised By:
Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Overview

The International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment is organized every two years by the Wessex Institute of Technology. This seventh conference follows the success of previous meetings held in Cadiz (2002), Rhodes (2004), Malta (2006), Granada (2008), Tallin (2010) and the New Forest (2012). The Conference provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information and work on the current situation of waste management amongst professionals, researchers, government departments and local authorities.

There is growing awareness of the detrimental effects of current waste disposal and a movement towards greater accountability for effective waste management. Better practices and safer solutions are required. This creates a need for more research on current disposal methods such as landfills, incineration, chemical and effluent treatment as well as recycling, waste incineration, clean technologies, waste monitoring, public and corporate awareness, and general education. Waste Management is one of the key problems of modern society due to the ever expanding volume and complexity of discarded domestic and industrial waste.


Unfortunately many of the policies adopted in the past were aimed at short term solutions without due regard to the long term implications on health and the environment, leading in many cases to the need to take difficult and expensive remedial action.

The desired direction of waste management is towards sustainable strategies. The approach which has emerged as the most sustainable strategy has been called 3Rs, where reduction, reuse and recycling, in this order, are seen as the best actions. Recently recovery is added as the fourth action (4Rs) applied in order to; for example, recover energy from waste that cannot be classified under the 3Rs. This largely decreases the volume of the waste that needs final disposal.

Further steps are required towards improvement of current technologies, increased collaboration between the public, government and private sectors and increased involvement of all stakeholders.

Conference Topics

• Environmental impact
• Reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery (4Rs)
• Cost and benefits of management options
• Waste incineration and gasification
• Energy from waste
• Industrial waste management
• Nuclear and hazardous waste
• Agricultural waste
• Wastewater
• eWaste
• Landfill optimization and mining
• Remote sensing
• Thermal treatment
• Emergent pollutants
• Environmental remediation
• Legislation
• Behavioural issues

Webpage

View the conference website, which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/14-conferences/waste-management-2014.html

Energy Quest 2014

Energy Production and Management in the 21st Century – The Quest for Sustainable Energy

23 – 25 April, 2014

Ekaterinburg, Russia

Organised by:
Ural Federal University, Russia
Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Overview

The Conference aims to discuss the future of energy production and management in a changing world.

Developed societies require an ever increasing amount of energy resources, which creates complex technological challenges.

The idea is to compare conventional energy sources, particularly hydrocarbons, with a number of other ways of producing energy, emphasising new technological developments. The challenge in many cases is the conversion of new sources of energy into useful forms, while finding efficient ways of storing and distributing energy.

Energy policies and management are of primary importance to achieving sustainability, and need to be consistent with recent advances made in energy production and distribution. The Conference will also discuss the energy use of industrial processes, including the imbedded energy contents of materials, particularly those in the built environment.

Energy production, distribution and usage, result in environmental risks which need to be better understood. They are part of the energy economics and relate to human environmental health as well as ecosystems behaviour.

Conference Topics

• Energy production
• Energy management
• Energy policies
• Energy and economic growth
• Energy efficiency
• Hydropower
• Wind energy
• Solar energy
• Nuclear energy
• Biomass and biofuels
• Energy storage
• Hydrocarbons
• Gas production
• Processing of oil and gas
• Energy conversion
• Energy savings
• Energy in the built environment
• Energy networks
• Pipelines
• Energy balance
• Energy economics
• Heat, pumping systems
• Environmental risk
• Safety management
• Emissions
• C-O2 separation and storage
• Imbedded energy
• Energy and transport
• Energy use in industry
• Energy transmission and distribution
• Energy industry efficiency
• Energy security
• Training in energy and sustainability

Webpage

View the conference website, which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/14-conferences/energy-quest-2014.html

2014 Conferences

The Wessex Institute of Technology 2014 Conference programme is now being promoted. 20 Conferences announced so far, with more to come. https://www.wessex.ac.uk/14-conferences.html

2012 Post Conference Reports

Post Conference reports are now available for all the Wessex Institute of Technology Conferences organised in 2012 at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/12-conferences.html - Find out what happened at the conference or go to http://library.witpress.com and search for the papers presented at the conferences.

Horse Meat Scandal - Food and Environment 2013

Regarding the recent coverage of the mislabelling of food throughout Europe, we would like to bring to your attention the second international conference on Food and Environment which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 22-24 April this year.  The conference will cover the important topics of traceability, contamination, regulations, transportation within the food industry, and other related topics.

The aim of the conference is to emphasise the effects of modern food production processes on the environment and human health, and to initiate discussion on the best ways to provide food of required quality, sufficient quantities and in a sustainable way.

The many advances made over the past century in food production have resulted in the possibility of feeding the whole of humanity. These advances have been achieved by the introduction of new production practices and a variety of added substances aimed at enhancing the quality and safety of food products; the whole process being affected by other environmental conditions such as contamination of air, water and soil resulting from sources other than agriculture. On the other hand there are examples where food production and food processing have detrimental effects on the environment. Some of the major challenges remain with extensive farming, which though offering higher productivity and larger volumes, should neither compromise the quality of the product nor cause undue suffering to animals.

Given the importance of this problem which affects the whole world population, it is essential to understand the consequences that food production, processes and demands can have on the food consumed daily. Of particular importance are the effects on human health and the well-being of the population, as well as the more general issues related to possible damage to the environment and ecology.

Food-related problems, in spite of their importance, have not been sufficiently well discussed in relation to the possible consequences to the environment, to better understand the challenges faced by society in this regard.

For further information please refer to our website http://www.wessex.ac.uk/13-conferences/food-and-environment-2013.html.

Fluid Structure Interaction 2013

7th Subrata Chakrabarti International Conference on Fluid Structure Interaction

10 - 12 April, 2013, Gran Canaria, Spain

Organisers

University of Las Palmas (Canary Islands), Spain
Wessex Institute of Technology, UK

Description

Fluid Structure Interaction 2013 is the seventh conference in this successful series, dedicated to the memory of its originator, the late Professor Subrata Chakrabarti. The series provides a forum for the presentation of new ideas and the latest work in the specialised field of fluid structure interaction.

The principal aim of this conference is to promote international exchange of information and knowledge of fluid structure interaction problems, giving experts from different application fields the opportunity to interact with one another and to provide valuable cross breeding of ideas and techniques.

The conference will encompass a wide range of topics within this area ranging from different types of fluids, such as; wind, current, biofluids and ocean waves to different types of structures; tall buildings, ocean structures, cables, towers, bridges, risers and others. New research for the advancement of interaction problems will be the main focus of the conference. Papers with new applications to real world problems will be particularly welcome. The basic mathematical formulations of fluid structure interaction and their numerical simulation will also be discussed, as well as physical modelling. Papers are sought in areas such as advanced experimental modelling and new applications of interaction.

The first meeting in this series was held in Halkidiki, Greece in 2001, followed by another one in Cadiz, Spain in 2003, another in A Coruña, Spain in 2005, one at the Wessex Institute's New Forest campus in the UK in 2007, then a 2009 conference in Crete, Greece. The latest meeting took place in Orlando, Florida, in 2011.

Subratra Chakrabarti

Subrata was a world-renowned expert in design and analysis of offshore structures, namely oil platforms. He was involved in the development of several offshore projects in many countries around the world. He was a frequent visitor to the Wessex Institute of Technology where he regularly taught two courses on those fields. He was author of a best selling book on the topic ‘Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures’ published by the Institute's academic press (ISBN: 978-0-90545-166-4, eISBN: 9781845643980).

Conference Topics

• Structure response to severe shock and blast
• Hydrodynamic forces
• Aeroelasticity
• Computational methods
• Flow induced vibrations
• Experimental studies and validation
• Bioengineering applications
• Offshore structures
• Soil structure interaction 

Web Page

View the conference website, which has full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements at: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/13-conferences/fluid-structure-interaction-2013.html