Coarse grid simulation of heterogeneous gas-solid flow in a CFB riser with EMMS drag model: Effect of inputting drag correlations

Powder Technology

Volumn 253, Issue , 2014, Pages 486-495

  Zhou, Quan ^a,b   Wang, Junwu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

EMMS drag model; Fluidization; Meso scale structures; Multiphase flow; Multiphase reactors; Powder technology

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; DRAG MODEL; ENERGY MINIMIZATION MULTI SCALE; HOMOGENEOUS FLUIDIZATION; INTER-PHASE DRAG FORCES; MESOSCALE; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; POWDER TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKED BEDS;

DRAG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY MINIMIZATION MULTI SCALE MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; FORCE; GAS FLOW; GAS SOLID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84891060787     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.12.022     Document Type: Article

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