Modelling of dense and complex granular flow in high shear mixer granulator-A CFD approach

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3622-3632

  Ng, B H ^a   Ding, Y L ^a   Ghadiri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Granulation; High shear mixer; Kinetic theory of granular flow; Multiphase flow; Powder technology

Indexed keywords

BED HEIGHT; BRISBANE , AUSTRALIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CFD; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONTINUUM MODEL; DENSE GRANULAR MATERIALS; DRY AND WET CONDITIONS; ENGINEERING FOUNDATION; EULERIAN; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; FLEXIBLE TOOL; FLOW DIRECTION; FRICTION FORCE; GAS KINETIC THEORY; GRANULAR FLOWS; HIGH SHEAR MIXER; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING CONDITION; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; TANGENTIAL VELOCITIES; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION; WALL REGION;

CALCIUM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFINED FLOW; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CONTROL THEORY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FRICTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRANULATION; GRANULATORS; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POWDERS; SIMULATORS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EID: 67649781678     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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