The first meeting of the SIG featured an introduction to the SIG, followed by a discussion of ideas and goals, the formation of focus groups, and presentations on research challenges in multiphase flows from academia and industry.
Venue: Assembly Room (Upper Atrium), Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI), High School Yards, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
- 10.00 coffee/tea
- 10.30 “Multiphase Flows and Transport Phenomena – Perspectives and Ideas for the SIG”, Prashant Valluri (Edinburgh University), Giota Angeli (UCL)
- 10:45 “Impact Ideas – Multiphase SIG”, YC Lee (Heriot Watt) and Chris MacMinn (Oxford)
- 11.00 “Focus Groups – An open discussion on formation of focus groups within the SIG”, Outi Tammisola (Nottingham) and Alex Wray (Strathclyde)
- 11.30 “Formation of Focus Groups” – 6 Focus Groups
- 12.15 lunch
- 13.15 “Focus Groups – mini talks/discussion”,
- 13:45 “MEMPHIS, the largest research programme on multiphase flows – and Future” – by Omar Matar (Imperial College)
- 14:15 “Drops and Interfacial Flows with Phase Change – Multiscale Research Challenges”, by Glen McHale (Northumbria)
- 14.35 “Complex Drops and Inks: Industry Perspective – Merck ”, Dan Walker (Merck)
- 15.00 coffee/tea
- 15.15 “Dispersed multiphase flows – Current challenges”, by John Shrimpton (Southampton University)
- 15.35 “Dust particle dispersions: Industry perspective and challenges – Dyson”, by Stefan Koch (Dyson)
- 16.00 close
Multiphase Flow and Transport Processes 