Comparison of heat transfer models in DEM-CFD simulations of fluidized beds with an immersed probe

Powder Technology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-265

  Di Maio, Francesco Paolo ^a   Di Renzo, Alberto ^a   Trevisan, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discrete Element Modelling; Fluidized beds; Hydrodynamics; Surface to bed heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BASIC MECHANISMS; CFD-SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; CONVECTIVE TRANSFERS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHODS; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HEAT FLOWS; HEAT TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS; HEAT TRANSFER MODELS; HYDRODYNAMIC CODES; IMMERSED OBJECTS; MICROSCOPIC MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; SIMULATION PREDICTIONS; SPHERICAL PROBES; SURFACE HEAT TRANSFERS; TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROBES; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349223948     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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