Validation of a lattice Boltzmann model for gas-solid reactions with experiments

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 231, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5334-5350

  Bohn, C D ^a   Scott, S A ^b   Dennis, J S ^a   Muller C R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous gas solid reaction; Iron oxide reduction; Lattice Boltzmann modelling; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HEMATITE; KINETIC THEORY; MAGNETITE; MASS TRANSFER; RELAXATION TIME; SPHERES;

GAS-PHASES; GAS-SOLID REACTION; HETEROGENEOUS GAS-SOLID REACTION; IRON OXIDES REDUCTIONS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN MODEL; MULTIPLE-RELAXATION TIME; PASSIVE SCALARS; SINGLE RELAXATION TIME; SOLID PHASE CHANGES;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84862261861     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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