IUTAM SYMPOSIUM : From Stokesian suspension dynamics to particulate flows in turbulence

Particle-laden flows span scales ranging from the microscopic fluid-structure interactions observed in cellular biology and microsystems, to the large-scale transport of sediments by turbulent environmental flows and engineering processes. Fundamental to understanding these processes are computational methods and numerical techniques that enable large-scale simulation of these scenarios. The past 30 years have seen great progress in a diverse set of techniques, including LBM, IBM, FCM, DPD, SPH, SD, often in parallel and without discussion and interaction between the developers. The purpose of this colloquium will be to assemble the leading experts in the computational methods to share the state-of-the-art progress and compare techniques. Additionally, leading experimental researchers will also attend to provide new challenges and ground discussion in the application to physical phenomenon. A particular focus will be devoted to the Force Coupling Method that bridges the Stokesian regime to turbulence-particles interaction.