Computational Methods for Multiphase Flow

Thanks to high-speed computers and advanced algorithms, the important field of modelling multiphase flows is an area of rapid growth. This one-stop account ? now in paperback, with corrections from the first printing ? is the ideal way to get to grips with this topic, which has significant applications in industry and nature. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert and includes extensive references to current research. All of the chapters are essentially independent and so the book can be used for a range of advanced courses and the self-study of specific topics. No other book covers so many topics related to multiphase flow, and it will therefore be warmly welcomed by researchers and graduate students of the subject across engineering, physics, and applied mathematics.

Preface; 1. Introduction: a computational approach to multiphase flow A. Prosperetti and G. Tryggvason; 2. Direct numerical simulations of finite Reynolds number flows G. Tryggvason and S. Balachandar; 3. Immersed boundary methods for fluid interfaces G. Tryggvason, M. Sussman and M. Y. Hussaini; 4. Structured grid methods for solid particles S. Balachandar; 5. Finite element methods for particulate flows H. Hu; 6. Lattice Boltzmann methods for multiphase flows S. Chen, X. He and L. S. Luo; 7. Boundary integral methods for Stokes flows J. Blawzdziewic; 8. Averaged equations for multiphase flows A. Prosperetti; 9. Point particle methods for disperse flows K. Squires; 10. Segregated methods for two-fluid models A. Prosperetti, S. Sundaresan, S. Pannala and D. Z. Zhang; 11. Coupled methods for multi-fluid models A. Prosperetti; References; Index.

Andrea Prosperetti is the Charles A. Miller, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and also the Berkhoff Professor of Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, The Netherlands.
Grétar Tryggvason is a Professor and Department Head at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.