Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2006 TAPPI Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium
As computer speeds have increased and software developed, our ability to describe complex coating flows has improved. The potential to improve the design and control of coating processes using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is good and has already been demonstrated.
The basic techniques and methods of modern CFD are described. The developments of the use of CFD to solve paper coating problems are reviewed, especially the work focused on blade coating of paper. Examples of other coating flows are presented. Issues related to coating-paper interactions are discussed. The ease of use of a commercial package is demonstrated. Other modeling techniques that use computers are described.