Computational Fluid Dynamics in Chemical Reaction Engineering III Conference; Davos, Switzerland; May 25-30, 2003

智力优势：尽管计算流体动力学（CFD）在工业上得到了广泛的应用，但在化学反应工程（CRE）中，特别是在多相流和复杂反应流领域，许多相关输运现象仍然缺乏充分验证的预测CFD模型。CRE会议中的CFD为CFD模型开发人员和工业实践者之间的交流提供了一个独特的论坛，以推进当前的技术状态并优先考虑研究需求。CRE会议中的CFD是唯一专注于化学工程，特别是化学反应工程中CFD研究的科学会议。因此，它为美国学术界、政府和工业研究人员提供了一个独特而有价值的论坛，讨论当前CFD模型的局限性，并与来自世界各地的同事一起探索新的研究途径和应用领域。促进该领域主要研究小组之间的思想交流，不仅有利于CFD在美国化学和制药行业的未来发展，而且最终会带来更高效、更清洁的技术，并改善整个社会的生活方式。更广泛的影响：NSF。CRE第三次会议将于2003年5月25日至30日在瑞士达沃斯举行，美国政府将为该会议提供差旅费支持，使多达20名来自美国的年轻研究人员有可能参加会议。美国国家科学基金会的资助将使这些年轻的研究人员能够通过听取最先进的评论谈话和研究论文，并有机会与该领域的研究人员进行互动来获利。整个化学反应工程领域的CFD工具的进步，以及为燃料、材料和化学品的生产开发更高效、更环保的技术所产生的新思想的使用，将使公众受益匪浅。

Intellectual Merit: Despite the widespread use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in industry, there is still a lack of fully validated predictive CFD models of many relevant transport phenomena in Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE), especially in the field of multiphase flows and complex reacting flows. The CFD in CRE conferences provide a unique forum for cross-fertilization between CFD model developers and industrial practitioners in order to advance the state of the art and prioritize research needs. CFD in CRE conferences are the only scientific meeting that focuses on CFD research in chemical engineering, in general, and chemical reaction engineering, in particular. Thus, it provides a unique and valuable forum for U.S. academic, governmental and industrial researchers to discuss limitations of current CFD models and to explore new research avenues and application areas with colleagues from around the globe. Promoting the exchange of ideas among leading researcher groups in this field will not only favorably impact the future growth of CFD in the U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical industries, but should ultimately result in more efficient and cleaner technologies and an improved way of life for the society as a whole. Broader Impact: NSF.s travel support for CFD in CRE III to be held in Davos, Switzerland, May 25-30, 2003, will make it possible for up to twenty young researchers from the USA to attend the meeting by covering travel costs. NSF funding will allow these young researchers to profit by listening to state-of-the-art review talks and research papers and from the opportunity to interact with their fellow researchers in the area. The public at large will significantly benefit by the advancement of CFD tools for the chemical reaction engineering field as a whole and the use of the new ideas generated for the development of more efficient and environmentally friendlier technologies for the production of fuels, materials and chemicals.