Contact analysis of different flow regimes in gas fluidization

  • Q. F. Hou
  • , Z. Y. Zhou
  • , A. B. Yu

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Abstract

The particle contacts in different particle-fluid flow regimes, such as fixed, expanded and fluidized beds, in gas fluidization are investigated for group A and B powders by means of a combined approach of computational fluid dynamics anddiscrete element method. To establish the connection between macroscopic and microscopic descriptions of complex particle-fluid flows, focus is given to the correlation between coordination number (CN) and porosity (ε). It is found that the CN-ε relationship for group A powders has a transitional point between the expanded and fluidized bed flow regimes at a bulk scale, unlike group B powders. A new phase diagram is established in terms of CN-ε relationship that has two branches representing expanded and fluidized (bed) states.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPowders and Grains 2013 - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media
Pages1106-1109
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: 8 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1542
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media: Powders and Grains 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period8/07/1312/07/13

Keywords

  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Discrete element method
  • Fluidization
  • Granular materials
  • Microstructure

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