coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows

Siyahhan, Bercan; Boiger, Gernot

Publication type:	Conference other
Type of review:	Peer review (abstract)
Title:	coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows
Authors:	Siyahhan, Bercan Boiger, Gernot
et. al:	No
Proceedings:	WCPT9 Abstracts' Book
Page(s):	158
Pages to:	159
Conference details:	9th World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT), Madrid, Spain, 18-22 September 2022
Issue Date:	22-Sep-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain (ANQUE)
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Madrid
ISBN:	978-84-09-42782-6
Language:	English
Subjects:	Simulation; Particle laden flow; Powder coating; Digital twin; Process optimization
Subject (DDC):	005: Computer programming, programs and data 660: Chemical engineering
Abstract:	In industrial applications involving particle-laden flows such as powder coating, often ad-hoc heuristic methods are employed to design or adjust processes in light of varying process-parameter settings. This labor-intensive approach often leads to inefficiencies and sub-optimal outcomes, as the entirety of the design space is not taken into consideration. The alternative, much more efficient approach entails knowledge-based process adjustments. However, the latter is often beyond the capabilities of industrial appliers, since it requires an extensive expertise and highly skilled labor force. The numerical Multiphysics-simulation software coatSim has been designed in order to bridge the gap between the required expertise and the need for a predictive tool for industrial knowledge-based process design. coatSim is a user friendly, cloud-based simulation software that can be customized for any industrial application involving flows laden with solid or liquid particles or indeed ionic transport mechanisms. Its core technology relies on an OpenFOAM based, Eulerian-Lagrangian solver, where particle flow-paths, particle-particle and particle-substrate interaction effects can be modeled in light of acting fluid dynamic-, and body forces as well as particle dynamic effects. In the case of powder coating applications, the body forces are the electrostatic forces generated by the coating pistol and gravity. The solver has been validated on the basis of an experimental campaign, where substrate plates were coated in 72 configurations. Thereby measured relative coated volume could be predicted up to a variation of 5%. The underlying solver can handle domains comprised of several independent mobile regions, on each of which a periodic motion in terms of any arbitrary Fourier series can be imposed. This enables realistic duplication of industrial applications, as motion is an intrinsic part of most of them. The core solver technology has been bundled with an intuitive user interface containing application specific databases, geometry manipulation tools and automatic mesh generation capabilities. Hence the user can generate a simulation case with minimal effort and as a next step expand it into a parameter study by prescribing the values of relevant parameters to vary. The software is directly coupled to cloud computing facilities to harness massive simultaneous cloud computing functionality.
URI:	https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26751
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Computational Physics (ICP)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	coatSim Software Entwicklung (BREF)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Siyahhan, B., & Boiger, G. (2022). coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows [Conference presentation]. WCPT9 Abstracts’ Book, 158–159. https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf

Siyahhan, B. and Boiger, G. (2022) ‘coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows’, in WCPT9 Abstracts” Book. Madrid: National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain (ANQUE), pp. 158–159. Available at: https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf.

B. Siyahhan and G. Boiger, “coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows,” in WCPT9 Abstracts’ Book, Sep. 2022, pp. 158–159. [Online]. Available: https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf

SIYAHHAN, Bercan und Gernot BOIGER, 2022. coatSim : a simulation based digital solution for optimization of production processes for particle-laden flows. In: WCPT9 Abstracts‘ Book [online]. Conference presentation. Madrid: National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain (ANQUE). 22 September 2022. S. 158–159. ISBN 978-84-09-42782-6. Verfügbar unter: https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf

Siyahhan, Bercan, and Gernot Boiger. 2022. “coatSim : A Simulation Based Digital Solution for Optimization of Production Processes for Particle-Laden Flows.” Conference presentation. In WCPT9 Abstracts’ Book, 158–59. Madrid: National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain (ANQUE). https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf.

Siyahhan, Bercan, and Gernot Boiger. “coatSim : A Simulation Based Digital Solution for Optimization of Production Processes for Particle-Laden Flows.” WCPT9 Abstracts’ Book, National Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Spain (ANQUE), 2022, pp. 158–59, https://wcpt9.org/wp-content/uploads/WCPT9-Abstract-Book_2022_compressed.pdf.