Workshop on Development and applications of CFD Technology in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Industrial problems

A one-day Workshop on ‘Development and applications of CFD Technology in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Industrial problems’ was organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, MVJCE, on 03.06.2022, from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, in Seminar Hall 5. The Guest Speaker for the event was Mr. Pratik Pande, Technical staff member, M/s Applied Materials India Pvt. Ltd. The lecture was attended by 100 participants (70 from Chemical Engineering and 30 from Mechanical Engineering).

About the Speaker

Mr. Pratik Pande is currently working as a Technical staff member in M/s Applied Materials India Pvt. Ltd. He secured his B.E from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Aurangabad, M.E (Hons.) from BITS Pilani. His Academic Project was Computational Fluid Dynamics, study of downdraft gasifier using ANSYS software. He was Projects Lead for Process Optimization and reduced order model development for 160t ladle, Thermal Flow Analysis and solidification in caster, CFD studies. The projects executed by him as part of a team are Performance evaluation of Cyclone in cement manufacturing process, Quality and process optimization of viscous fiber manufacturing and drier modification based on CFD analysis and solid modeling using CFD DEM coupling and decoupling of the reactor modeling.

A Brief Account of the Lecture

The session started with a welcome address by Dr. Mahabaleswarappa, Principal, MVJCE. He emphasized the necessity of the Workshop because of the importance of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

The Workshop started with a discussion on the day-to-day activities relatable to Science and Engineering, and their applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics. A major shortcoming of adopting traditional strategies to solve Chemical Engineering problems is the fact that solving Chemical Engineering problems is often impossible and very difficult, due to the highly nonlinear behavior of chemical processes. Today, simulations which make the flow to be in a linear way are becoming useful, due to their simple implementation, easy designing, generality, robustness and flexibility. Computational Fluid Dynamics has various applications in the Chemical Engineering field, including modeling, process control, classification, fault detection and diagnosis

A brief introduction to ANSYS software and modeling and simulation was given, and the Speaker gave examples of applications in our daily life, such as Airlift of Aircraft, Golf Ball Design etc. In addition, he explained the need for Spoilers in Automobiles and also did a Collective Analysis of Reactors in Chemical Process Units. The Speaker shared a copy of ANSYS Software (Student Version) with the students.

In the afternoon session, Mr. Pratik Pande encouraged the students to get hands-on experience of the ANSYS Software by solving some problems under Pipe Fittings and the Flow through it.

After the presentation, a Q&A session was conducted and Mr. Pratik Pande addressed the queries of attendees and clarified their doubts.

The Workshop concluded with vote of thanks by 6^th Semester student Aniket Mane. He thanked the Management of MVJCE, the Principal, COE and Vice Principal, for providing this opportunity to gain knowledge on Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. The event organizers are grateful to Guest Speaker Mr. Pratik Pande for giving informative and interesting insights into the aspects of Development and application of CFD technology in Chemical Engineering applications, and motivating the keenly interested young generation to explore this new domain. A special mention to ITHELPDESK and team for their technical support during the session.

Dr. Ramakrishna GVS, Head of the Department, Chemical Engineering, MVJCE, presented a token of gratitude to the renowned Speaker, for sharing valuable information with the students, and providing them with a tool kit (ANSYS) for Simulation of Data.

Outcome of the Event

The lecture enabled the attendees to strengthen their knowledge about the Applications and Industrial Problems in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, like the flow of fluids through a tiny channel, which shows the linear and non-linear flow dynamics of the fluid. The attendees learnt about the difference between complex and complicated systems. They were gifted with information about industry needs, latest technical appraisals and research areas related to this field of CFD under Chemical and Mechanical Engineering fields.