Here is the circumstance:

Compress air blows liquid metal into tiny droplets. The drolets will undergo conduction, convection, radiation, solidification, and maybe collision processes in a turbulent air flow.

Does anyone know any good software to simulate this process? I like software venders giving your opinion. Also, I like the users there to give your kind recommendations.

Thanks a lot.

Our CFD-ACE flow solver has been used to model problems with similar physics. Please take a look at the following articles on our website. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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Perhaps the CFD-code 'FIRE' from 'AVL' can help to solve your problem...

For further information have a look to the webpage http://www.avl.co.at/html/296.htm

Dominik Sadnik - Institute for Hydraulic Fluid Machinary, Graz University of Technology