CFD evaluation of solid particles erosion in curved ducts

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 0713031-07130310

  El Behery, Samy M ^a   Hamed, Mofreh H ^b   Ibrahim, K A ^a   El Kadi, M A ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bend; CFD; Erosion; Gas solid; Pneumatic conveying

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; EROSION; FORECASTING; PARTICLE SIZE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BEND; CURVED DUCTS; EROSION PREDICTIONS; FLOW MODELLING; GAS-SOLID; PARTICLE EROSION; PENETRATION RATES; PNEUMATIC CONVEYING; PREDICTION MODELLING; SOLID PARTICLE EROSION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EROSION;

EID: 80052786469     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001968     Document Type: Article

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