Two-fluid approach for plug flow simulations in horizontal pneumatic conveying

Powder Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-272

  Levy, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dense phase; Numerical simulations; Plug flow; Pneumatic conveying; Wave like flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; STRESS ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DENSE PHASE FLOW; PLUG FLOW;

PNEUMATIC CONVEYORS;

MODELING; PIPE FLOW; PLUG FLOW; PNEUMATIC CONVEYOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PIPELINE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034739724     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(00)00301-6     Document Type: Article

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