Characterizing Effects of the Shape of Screw Conveyors in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using Advanced Numerical Models

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Xiong, Qingang ^a   Aramideh, Soroush ^a   Passalacqua, Alberto ^a   Kong, Song Charng ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

fluidized bed; gas solid flow; heat transfer; rotating reference frame; screw conveyor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONVEYORS; FLUIDIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXING; SCREW CONVEYORS; SCREWS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL MESH; DYNAMIC RECONSTRUCTION; GAS-SOLID FLOWS; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; OPERATING CONDITION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; ROTATING REFERENCE FRAME; TWO FLUID MODEL;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84925004444     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4029864     Document Type: Article

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