COURSE SCHEDULE 2010

Monday, 8th

February

09:00-10:00 Organisational meeting

10:15-13:00 Numerical analysis

14:00-15:15 Multiphysics

15:30-16:30 Extended multiphysics

Tuesday, 9th

February

09:00-10:00 More extended multiphysics

10:15-13:00 Basics and FEM theory

14:00-16:00 Oscillatory jets and 3-D helical geometry

16:00-17:00 Intermediate Inverse Methods

Wednesday, 10th

February

09:00-10:00 Pulsatile flow

10:15-13:00 Inverse methods

14:00-16:00 Plasma microreactors

How to Apply Places are on a first come/first served basis. There is limited number of places for the module, limited by the computing resources for the hands-on computer laboratory. The web site has an application form to download or request an application form (see contact info at the end). Tuition and Fees The tuition cost is £750. If registered as a full-time postgraduate student at another UK higher education institution, there is a concession to £350. Academic staff is eligible for a concession to £500.

Accommodation Several nearby hotels have special University of Sheffield rates. Contact the module director or check out the information online. Instructors The module coordinator is Professor William BJ Zimmerman, Professor of Biochemical Dynamical systems in Chemical and Process Engineering Department. He has held five research fellowships; most recently the Royal Academy senior research fellowship. His research interests are in fluid dynamics and reaction engineering. He has previously created modules entitled Chemical Engineering Problem Solving with Mathematica, Modelling and Simulation in Chemical Processes, Numerical Analysis in Chemical Engineering, and FORTRAN programming. He has been modelling with finite element methods since 1986. He has authored over eighty scientific and scholarly works. He has directed this module since 2002. Dr BN Hewakandamby is a Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham. He has over a decade experience with finite element methods and has conducted several computational modelling studies in interfacial dynamics, microfluidics, heat transfer, and mixing. Dr HCH Bandulasena, a research associate at the University of Sheffield, has developed inverse methods for computational rheology and rheometry using finite element methods since 2004. Dr JH Lozano-Parada, a research associate at the University of Sheffield, has been developing plasma reaction models and electromagnetohydrodynamics and microfluidic device models since 2002.

An intensive module on

Computational Modelling with

Comsol Multiphysics

Co-ordinated by

Professor WBJ Zimmerman Department of Chemical and Process

Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK.

http://eyrie.shef.ac.uk/femlab/

8th – 10th February 2010

Contact Information

Mrs. Maria Soto

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering University of Sheffield

Newcastle Street Sheffield S1 3JD United Kingdom

femlab@shef.ac.uk

Phone :+44-114-222-7500 Fax :+44-114-222-7501

Modelling with Comsol Multiphysics

Who should take this module? The module is aimed at graduate Chemical Engineers who use modelling tools and as a general introduction to Comsol Multiphysics for scientists and engineers. No prior experience of Comsol Multiphysics is required.

Overview Chemical Engineers are expected to analyse existing processes, design new process facilities, synthesize new processes, retrofit existing operations, and monitor and operate chemical plants. These activities are computationally demanding, requiring skills in modelling and simulation supported by analysis and design tools. The modern chemical engineer relies heavily on process simulation tools to deal with the complexity of these problems, yet is trained in the fundamental principles underlying these simulation methods. The professional engineer crosschecks the simulation package with simple “rule-of-thumb” estimates. Nevertheless, these estimates may require substantial computational effort. Chemical engineers need an interactive "computer laboratory" that will permit treatment of multiple types of physical processes, particularly those expressing complex balance equations that are either differential or algebraic, with template calculations for common chemical engineering purposes, but customisable to suit the problem at hand.

MATLAB was developed in the 1980s as a general computational laboratory for numerical analysis, numerical methods, and graphical representation. As a general-purpose tool, it has been adapted to many applications in science and engineering. MATLAB toolboxes were subsequently developed to treat specific classes of numerical analysis, drawing together the state-of-the-art techniques. Comsol Multiphysics was an outgrowth of the MATLAB pde toolbox, which aims to deliver state-of-the-art finite element modelling through a powerful high-level programming language built on top of MATLAB, but with an ease of use through three essential features:

(1) A graphical user interface where powerful modelling and algorithmic features can be selected with no programming effort; (2) Post processing and visualization integrated in the GUI environment; (3) A thorough Model Library that illustrates how to use the finite element method across a broad range of physics and serves as a modelling template. The coordinator has used finite element methods extensively in scientific computing and mathematical physics. He began collecting and creating MATLAB m-files for teaching applications to Chemical Engineering and created a module "Modelling and Simulation in Chemical and Process Engineering" for Master's level students. He is an experienced user of Comsol. This module has been constructed as an intensive module, appropriate as an introduction to Comsol for advanced undergraduate students or postgraduate students. The instructor teaches programming and computational methods to first and second year undergraduate students, drawing on examples and exercises that are common chemical engineering applications. This methodology of mixing computing practice and numerical methods with chemical engineering applications is adopted in this module.

About the module

• A three day intensive module with approximately 20

contact hours.

• Mixed lectures, demonstrations, and case studies.

• Emphasis placed on "learning by doing" and problem

based learning.

• Small group teaching and case studies.

• “Tricks of the trade” - most experienced users will want

to find out how to extract greater information and

performance from the flexibility offered by the MATLAB/

Comsol Multiphysics environment.

• Access to module materials through password protected web site.

Topics

Introduction to COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS

• Why should I use COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS for modelling?

• Modelling strategies in COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS.

• COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS as an Integrated Modelling Environment

• COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS as a Programming Language

Comsol Multiphysics as a Numerical Analysis Tool: Root finding, linear systems analysis, numerical integration Chemical Engineering Applications: REACTION ENGINEERING

• Consecutive reactions in a continuously stirred tank reactor

• Homogeneous reaction in a tubular reactors

• Monolithic reactors

• Isomerization reactions

• Heterogeneous reactions in fixed bed reactors

FLUID DYNAMICS

• Lubrication and hydraulics applications

• Microfluidics

• Bubble and droplet dynamics TRANSPORT PHENOMENA

• Forced and free convection heat transfer

• Interfacial mass transfer

• Film drying

• Layer formation/stratification

• Heat transfer in complex geometries ELECTROMAGNETISM

• Electrokinetic flow phenomena

• Magnetohydrodynamics of plasma stability

• Electrochemical cells in circuit analysis