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GPU accelerated MFiX-DEM simulations of granular and multiphase flows

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Abstract In this research, a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) accelerated Discrete Element Method (DEM) code was developed and coupled with the Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software MFiX to simulate granular… Click to show full abstract

Abstract In this research, a Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) accelerated Discrete Element Method (DEM) code was developed and coupled with the Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software MFiX to simulate granular and multiphase flows. The Fortran-based CFD solver was coupled with CUDA/C++ based DEM solver through inter-process pipes. The speedup to CPU is about 130 to 243 folds in the simulation of particle packings. In fluidized bed simulations, the DEM computation time is reduced from 91% to 17% with a speedup of 78 folds. The simulation of Geldart A particle fluidization revealed a similar level of importance of both fluid and particle coarse-graining. The filtered drag derived from the two-fluid model is suitable for Euler-Lagrangian simulations with both fluid and particle coarse-graining. It overcorrects the influence of sub-grid structures if used for simulations with only fluid coarse-graining.

Keywords: multiphase flows; dem; gpu accelerated; granular multiphase

Journal Title: Particuology
Year Published: 2021

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