Rattle effect on flow and heat transfer within porous media: a study via Lattice Boltzmann simulations

• Grant number: 24/17638-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2025
• End date: February 28, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Luís Fernando Mercier Franco
• Grantee: Guilherme Jordão de Paula Silva
• Supervisor: Benoit Coasne
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Química (FEQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France
• Associated to the scholarship: 24/05874-3 - Energy transfer in porous media flow: a study via Lattice Boltzmann simulations, BP.IC

Abstract

Models for the flow of fluids through porous media systems have plenty of industrial uses. Speciallyto adsorption processes, not only the flow but the energy transfer between the fluid and theadsorbent are fundamental for comprehending those phenomena. This project aims at using theversatility of the Lattice Boltzmann Method in computational discretization of complex geometriesto develop a more profound understanding of the mechanisms of thermal transfer at the mesoscalein porous media flow.