Extension of the kinetic theory of granular flow to include dense quasi-static stresses

Powder Technology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-20

  Vun, S ^a   Naser, J ^a   Witt, P ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Fluidized beds; Kinetic theory of granular flow; Quasi static granular flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE SHAPES; CHUTE FLOW; CLOSURE TERM; COMMONLY USED; EULERIAN-EULERIAN; FLUIDIZED BED TECHNOLOGY; GAS-SOLID; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; GEOPHYSICAL FLOWS; GRANULAR FLOW MODEL; GRANULAR FLOWS; HIGH SOLID CONCENTRATION; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; LONG TERM; MASS BALANCE; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; PARTICLE CONTACTS; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; POROSITY PROFILES; POWER INDUSTRY; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC MODEL; QUASI-STATIC STRESS;

COAL GASIFICATION; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFINED FLOW; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRY; KINETIC THEORY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE DROP;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED; GRANULAR FLOW MODEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PHASE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; QUASI STATIC GRANULAR FLOW MODEL; QUASI STATIC STRESS MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77956615648     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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