Simulation of interphase exchange in heterogeneous media to develop highly efficient technologies

Continuous-medium flows containing suspended particles have drawn the attention of research workers for several decades now. Experiments have shown that even a small amount of admixture in the form of solid particles may exert a substantial influence on the hydrodynamics and convective heat exchange of a stream. Insight into the physics of the interaction of particles with the carrier phase and bodies immersed in the stream makes it possible to control the stream for the purpose of creating fundamentally new technologies for the synthesis and treatment of materials. This is due primarily to the fact that the presence of a disperse admixture in a continuous-medium flow considerably intensifies the processes of transfer and exchange of momentum and heat.