The 15th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) was held in Trondheim, Norway, from the 10th to the 13th of June, 2024. About 120 participants from all over the world met to discuss the latest developments and CFD methods. Our colleagues Moritz Diewald, Moritz Eickhoff, Franziska Ott and Kathrina Theisen presented their work at the conference, which was received with great enthusiasm and led to interesting discussions.
The conference offered an extensive program with over 60 presentations on topics such as Pragmatic modelling, Metallurgical applications, Reactive flows, Bubbly flow, Numerics and methods, Particle flows, Fluidized beds, Artificial Intelligence in CFD and Non-Newtonian flows. This demonstrated the cross-industry importance of CFD for process and product development.
The following topics were presented by our colleagues at the conference:
- Comparison of dimethyl ether and natural gas combustion in a swirl-stabilized industrial burner using CFD simulations
Moritz Diewald, Nico Schmitz - Numerical modeling of the submerged arc furnace
Moritz Eickhoff - CFD Simulation of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Oxyfuel Combustion: Comparison of kinetic mechanisms, combustion mechanisms and WSGG radiation models
Franziska Ott, Nico Schmitz - CFD Simulation of Melt Flow in a Pilot Container Glass Furnace: Investigation of the Influence of the Ratio of Electrical Power to Burner Power on the Melt Flow
Kathrina Theisen, Moritz Eickhoff
Our colleagues used the afternoon after the conference to go for a short hike in Bymarka, which is located west of Trondheim, in bright sunshine. Passing the Theisendammen, the walk took them to the Våttakammen viewpoint, from where they had a wonderful view of the city and the fjord of the same name. The hiking boots stayed dry, of course.
We would like to thank the organizers and sponsors of the 15th International Conference on Industrial Applications of CFD for the opportunity to present our current research and for providing a platform for networking with people who have similar research interests and challenges.
