Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase and Reactive Flows

Modeling and Simulation of Multiphase and Reactive Flows: From Fundamentals to Engineering Applications offers integrated coverage of state-of-the-art advancements in the study of computational fluid dynamics. The book accompanies readers on a pedagogically progressive journey that exposes them first to the fundamental physics of multicomponent flows and then moves on to more advanced topics in a number of target applications of current interest, with particular emphasis on aerospace, automotive, thermal, and nuclear engineering. A wide spectrum of flows including bubbly flows, liquid atomization, cavitation, chemically reactive flows, spray combustion, hypersonic flows, and detonation motion are discussed. Further cognizance of how to control and manipulate these phenomena is enabled by leveraging powerful technologies for numerical modeling and simulation techniques, with worked-out computational exercises and sample case studies also being featured to encourage practical endeavors to promisingly enhance the performance of many propulsion and energy systems.