Numerical simulation of hydrodynamics in downers using a CFD-DEM coupled approach

Powder Technology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-12

  Zhao, Yongzhi ^a   Ding, Yulong ^a   Wu, Changning ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Clustering phenomenon; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Discrete element method (DEM); Downer; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

BACKMIXING; BULK FLOW; CLUSTERING PHENOMENA; CLUSTERING PHENOMENON; DEVELOPING FLOW; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); FLOW DIRECTION; FLOW PHENOMENA; GAS FLOWS; GAS-SOLID FLOW STRUCTURE; GAS-SOLID FLOWS; INLET DESIGN; INLET EFFECT; MICRO-SCALE PARTICLES; MIXING BEHAVIORS; MOTION OF PARTICLES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; SIMULATION-BASED; SINGLE PARTICLE; TIME-AVERAGED; TRANSIENT SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW STRUCTURE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; GAS FLOW; GAS MIXING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLID STATE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 75749089579     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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