A new one-dimensional Particle-In-Cell model for multiphase vessel flow

A new one-dimensional Particle-In-Cell transport model for multiphase flow in a vessel is presented. The model aims at the consistent simulation of discontinuities as the top level of a multi-phase mixture. That makes it possible to include models for the transient behaviour of a foam layer on top of a mixture for example. The transport model, which is the basic component of a new computer code will be described. Flexible interfaces allow the implementation of models, constitutive laws or correlations for extra effects like phase transfer, generation and coalescence of bubbles or drops, foam behaviour, heat transfer, discharge from the vessel a.s.o. Due to these interfaces and a transparent code structure the code is a suitable basis for the development, test and validation of models. It allows the completion or the replacement of such models according to the specific application.