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Project:
High-Fidelity Simulation of Microplastic Capture Technology
Location
UK
Client
Matter Industries
Expertise
CFD
Keywords
Microplastic filtration
CFD scale-up
Two-phase flow
This project used high-fidelity CFD to assess scale-up of a novel household washing-machine microplastic/fibre filter (Matter’s Regen technology) toward industrial scale. Simulations accounted for rotating impellers, two-phase air–water flow, plus dispersed particles (microplastics and fibres), using our LES-LBM solver (M-startCFD). The results revealed scale-dependent issues in particle capture efficiency and flow distribution, informing design modifications and operational limits for larger throughaput versions of the device.
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