Granular Flows and Fluid-Particle Systems in Industrial Processes
A special issue of Fluids (ISSN 2311-5521). This special issue belongs to the section "Flow of Multi-Phase Fluids and Granular Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: granular media; thermal-fluids; silo discharge; avalanches and debris flow; metal additive manufacturing
Interests: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); finite element analysis (FEA); multiphase flows; porous media flow; microfluidics; additive manufacturing; manufacturing process for fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
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Dear Colleagues,
Granular flows and fluid–particle systems are common in nature and play a crucial role in a broad range of industrial processes including chemical processing, energy systems, pharmaceutical manufacturing, geotechnical engineering, and environmental applications. These systems involve complex interactions between discrete solid particles and continuous fluid phases, giving rise to diverse flow behaviors such as segregation, mixing, clustering, jamming, and enhanced energy dissipation. The resulting dynamics are highly sensitive to particle properties, fluid characteristics, and system geometry.
Despite their importance in industrial operations, the fundamental mechanisms governing granular–fluid coupling and flow regime transitions remain incompletely understood, particularly under practical processing conditions. This Special Issue aims to collect a series of contributions addressing the physics, modeling, and applications of granular flows and fluid–particle systems in industrial contexts. Topics of interest include experimental investigations, numerical simulations, and theoretical analyses of multiphase granular systems, as well as their implications for process optimization and engineering design.
Dr. Li-Tsung Sheng
Dr. Hua Tan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- granular flows
- fluid–particle systems
- multiphase flow
- granular–fluid interaction
- particle dynamics
- industrial processes
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