Particle velocity profiles and residence time distribution in mixed-flow grain dryers

Granular Matter

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-168

  Iroba, Kingsley Lawrence ^a   Mellmann, Jochen ^a   Weigler, Fabian ^b   Metzger, Thomas ^b   Tsotsas, Evangelos ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Grain flow; Mixed flow dryer; Particle velocity; Residence time

Indexed keywords

AIR DUCTS; DRYING CONDITION; DRYING PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FRONT WALLS; GRAIN FLOW; GRAIN MASS; MASS FLOW; MIXED-FLOW DRYER; MOISTURE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE FLOW; PARTICLE MOVEMENT; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; PARTICLE VELOCITY; PARTICLE VELOCITY PROFILE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLEXIGLAS; PRODUCT QUALITY; QUALITY LOSS; RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SIDE WALLS; SIMULATION RESULT; SINGLE GRAINS; TEST STATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WALL FRICTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRYING; ENERGY CONVERSION; MASS TRANSFER; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

EID: 79958105826     PISSN: 14345021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10035-010-0222-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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