Multiphase Flow & Heat Transfer

Applications in Porous Media

FARZAN KAZEMIFAR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY

Feb 19, 2021

 Micro-scale Flow and Heat Transfer 1

§ Multi-phase flow and flow in porous media.

§ Optical and laser-based techniques to visualize flow and measure velocity,
temperature, concentration, etc. in fluids
§ Applications for energy and environment
• Geothermal energy
• CO2 sequestration
• Thermal energy storage
• Enhanced oil recovery
• Thermal management
 2D Idealized Porous Models with Optical Access 2

§ Examples of microfabricated devices called micromodels

§ Lithography, etching, and/or 3D printing

Silicon
Glass

Singh et al.
Li, Kazemifar, et al.
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§ Porous models made of packed transparent

(glass, acrylic, etc.) beads.
§ Liquids with a refractive index matching that of the solid.
§ Multi-camera imaging setup

Multi-camera volumetric PIV system

Flowtech Research ®
 Flow and Heat Transfer in microchannels and Porous Media 4

§ Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) thermometry for multiphase flow (aqueous and
oil phase) at the micro-scale.
§ Velocity field measurement in microchannels using microscopic particle image
velocimetry (micro-PIV).
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Looking for students with skills and/or interest in at least one of the following:

§ Fluids and thermals sciences: energy and environment applications

§ Hand-on work, laboratory experiments, micro/macro-scale 2D/3D imaging.

§ Programming skills for image processing and data analysis: MATLAB, Python, etc.

farzan.kazemifar@sjsu.edu
https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/eemf/