The animation shows the flow of 5 micron sized evaporating droplets flowing through the nasal airways during a respiration cycle using Aspherix® DEM software. The air flow information is pre-calculated using CFD and the transient flow field is imported to Aspherix®.
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Aspherix® and CFDEM®coupling can be applied to different aspects of battery modelling. Find below examples for modelling the electrical conductivity within a battery, its heating due to the change of the packing density, the simulation of a thermal runaway as well as the depiction of the drying process of a Li-ion battery with resolved-unresolved CFD-DEM.
The design of future battery materials is a big challenge, and the battery performance strongy depends on the packing properties. In the below animation we model the paste as particles in an electric potential. The material experiences heating due to the electric current.
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This simulation shows a lithium-ion cell between two horizontal electrodes at different potentials.
The top electrode moves downwards two times to simulate compression of the battery pack due to impacts. As the distance between the two electrodes decreases, the electric current flowing through the cell increases (see top inset). A stronger current implies a higher Joule heating and, therefore, the reaching of higher temperatures in the cell (see top inset).
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During a thermal runaway of a Li-Ion battery hot gas exits the battery and burns. Using CFD we investigate the propagation of the flame front, velocities and pressures occurring during such an event.
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A large size difference between active material and carbon black requires using resolved and unresolved CFD-DEM at the same time.
The hybrid resolved-unresolved CFD-DEM simulation of the drying process of Li-Ion battery electrodes reveals high dynamics and segregation although the process is very slow.
The left side of the animation shows that large particles are represented using resolved CFD-DEM. The small particles are modelled using unresolved CFD-DEM.
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Size-based Segregation of Pharmaceutical Powders
This is the CFD-DEM simulation of fine, poly-disperse pharamaceutical powder in a closed tube. Size segregation is caused by the counter-current airflow which is induced by the particle stream falling downwards.
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Size-based Segregation of Pharmaceutical Powders
This is the CFD-DEM simulation of fine, poly-disperse pharamaceutical powder in a closed tube. Size segregation is caused by the counter-current airflow which is induced by the particle stream falling downwards.
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Size-based Segregation of Pharmaceutical Powders
This is the CFD-DEM simulation of fine, poly-disperse pharamaceutical powder in a closed tube. Size segregation is caused by the counter-current airflow which is induced by the particle stream falling downwards.
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Size-based Segregation of Pharmaceutical Powders
This is the CFD-DEM simulation of fine, poly-disperse pharamaceutical powder in a closed tube. Size segregation is caused by the counter-current airflow which is induced by the particle stream falling downwards.
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Size-based Segregation of Pharmaceutical Powders
This is the CFD-DEM simulation of fine, poly-disperse pharamaceutical powder in a closed tube. Size segregation is caused by the counter-current airflow which is induced by the particle stream falling downwards.
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The mole is about 30 cm in the regolith and probably still 7 cm in the tube of the support structure. It is approximately pointing 15° away from the vertical and has undergone either some rotation or precession of its rotation axis. It is still healthy but, of course, Its life time is limited.
Publication DLR with Goniva & Kloss 2011
Grosse, Lange, Burrow, van Zoest, Goniva, Kloss, (2011) First Design Concept for a Combined Thermal and Mechanical Penetration Device for Investigations of Icy Planetary Bodies – The ‘Cryo-Mole’. EGU General Assembly 2011, Wien, Österreich.
Modelling of the wave attenuation by flexible vegetation. Due to the flow resistance caused by the vegetation the wave pattern as well as the erosion pattern on the bottom is affected.
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Process times and system size are often an issue when modelling industrial applications with a high degree of resolution. To overcome these limitations we have developed a mixed 1D-3D model, in this case applied to a twin-screw exruder case. The approach consists of two parts:
This is a sketch of the scheme:
In this project we are investigating the effect of powder cohesiveness on the quality of the particle bed.
A rigid recoater moves forward and ocillates to account for external vibrations (e.g., induced by the machine, imagect with the printed objects, …).
With the current cohesion settings, occasional defects occur, caused by particle jamming.
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Heating of a parabolic mirror due to laser reflection. The laser beam is modelled by distinct photons.
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The group of Prof. Weuster-Botz at TUM (D. Hekmat, M. Dorn) showed impressive scientific progress on modelling chromatography columns:
“…packing non-uniformity may cause peak asymmetry and limit the performance of packed-bed chromatographic columns.”
“Using coupled CFD-DEM modeling, the measured packing behavior was reproduced qualitatively providing valuable information regarding intrinsic packing properties that up to now have been inaccessible.”
