Through the development, validation and application of a suite of multiphase flow tools, NETL has established itself as a leader in applying high-performance computing (HPC) to computationally demanding multiphase flow problems — research that is critical for designing next-generation energy systems that will meet the nation’s decarbonization goals.
NETL’s suite of multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software includes Multiphase Flow with Interphase eXchanges (MFiX) and its exa-scale offering (MFIX-Exa). This software is central to NETL’s multiphase flow reactor modeling effort, which enables scientific exploration, design, optimization and scale-up of multiphase systems. This capability places NETL at the forefront of high-performance and extreme-scale computing and provides the Lab with a crucial tool to help drive breakthroughs in engineering that support U.S. economic competitiveness, national security and scientific discovery.
