Studying the solids and fluid flow behavior in rotary drums based on a multiphase CFD model

Powder Technology

Volumn 292, Issue , 2016, Pages 260-271

  Delele, M A ^a   Weigler, F ^a   Franke, G ^a   Mellmann, J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Air flow; CFD; Multiphase flow model; Particle flow; Rotary drum

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR ENTRAINMENT; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

AIR FLOW; ENTRAINMENT EFFECTS; INCLINATION ANGLES; MULTI-PHASE FLOW MODELS; PARTICLE FLOW; PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIME; ROTARY DRUM; SIMULATED RESULTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

AIRFLOW; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLUID FLOW; MODEL; VELOCITY;

EID: 84958260217     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2016.01.026     Document Type: Article

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