Project: Hybrid CFD simulation of two-phase flow in inline flow splitters using VOF and Lagrangian models

Host: Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse, INPT (France)

Nationality: Morocco

Research Interests:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Two phase flow simulations
• Inline fluid separation
• Multiphase flow experiments

Education & past experience:

• Engineering degree in Hydraulics from Ecole Hassania des Trauvaux Publics (EHTP), Morocco
• Master degree in Fluid dynamics, energetic and transfers from Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (INPT), France
• Internship at Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT), France

Journal Articles:

M. M. Garcia, M. A. Sattar, H. Atmani, D. Legendre, L. Babout, E. Schleicher, U. Hampel, L. M. Portela, Towards Tomography-Based Real-Time Control of Multiphase Flows: A Proof of Concept in Inline Fluid Separation. MDPI Sensors, Special Issue “Tomographic Sensors for Industrial Process Control”, 22/12, 4443 (2022).

H. Atmani, R. Zamansky, E. Climent, D. Legendre, Stochastic wall model for turbulent pipe flow using Immersed Boundary Method and Large Eddy Simulation. Computers & Fluids, 239, 105419 (2022).

M. M. Garcia, B. Sahovic, M. A. Sattar, H. Atmani, E. Schleicher, U. Hampel, L. Babout, D. Legendre, L. M. Portela, Control of a Gas-Liquid Inline Swirl Separator Based on Tomographic Measurements. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53/2, 11483-11490 (2020).

B. Sahovic, H. Atmani, P. Wiedemann, E. Schleicher, D. Legendre, E. Climent, R. Zamanski, A. Pedrono, U. Hampel, A study on the relationship between upstream and downstream conditions in swirling two-phase flow. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 74, 101767 (2020).

B. Sahovic, H. Atmani, M. A. Sattar, M. Martinez Garcia, E. Schleicher, D. Legendre, E. Climent, R. Zamansky, A. Pedrono, L. Babout, R. Banasiak, L. M. Portela, U. Hampel, Controlled Inline Fluid Separation Based on Smart Process Tomography Sensors. Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 92/5, 1-11 (2020).

Presentations / Publications in Conference Proceedings:

H. Atmani, R. Zamansky, E. Climent, D. Legendre, CFD approach to simulate two phase flow inline-separator coupling IBM, LES, Lagrangian tracking and VoF methods. Proceedings from the 14th International Conference on CFD in Oil & Gas, Metallurgical and Process Industries, SINTEF Proceedings 6, 94-98 (2020).

H. Atmani, D. Legendre, R. Zamansky, E. Climent, A. Pedrono, A hybrid Lagrangian-IBM method for the CFD of inline bubbly flow separation. 18th International Workshop on Trends in Numerical and Physical Modeling for Industrial Multiphase Flows, 14-18 October 2019, Benguerir, Morocco.

H. Atmani, D. Legendre, R. Zamansky, E. Climent, A. Pedrono, B. Sahovic, E. Schleicher, U. Hampel, M. A. Sattar, L. Babout, R. Banasiak, Hybrid CFD simulation of two phase flow in inline flow splitters using VoF and Lagrangian models. 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow – ICMF 2019, 19-24 May 2019, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

B. Sahovic, H. Atmani, P. Wiedemann, E. Schleicher, D. Legendre, E. Climent, R. Zamanski, A. Pedrono, U. Hampel, Investigation of upstream and downstream flow conditions in a swirling inline fluid separator – experiments with a wire-mesh sensor and CFD studies. 9th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, 2-6 September 2018, Bath, UK.

Personal Interests:

• Reading books, Drawing