CFD simulation of hydrodynamics of three-dimensional circulating fluidized beds with EMMS model

  • Q. Tu*
  • , H. G. Wang
  • , H. Zhou
  • , W. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Unlike the conventional drag models which were developed on the basis of experiments with homogeneous system, energy minimization multi-scale (EMMS) drag model takes into account the heterogeneous structure inside the gas-solid flow. In this paper, the transient three-dimensional full-loop gas-solid flow in a pilot scale circulating fluidized bed (CFB) with six cyclones was simulated in the computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD) method, based on EMMS. Particle volume fraction distribution, time averaged pressure profile, and averaged particle vertical velocity were analyzed and presented. The results show that under the simulation condition, in the dense region, particles agglomerate and form clusters; pressure drop evaluation of the dense region is still far away from the experimental data but better than using Wen-Yu model; vertical velocity profile shows core-annulus structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods
EditorsXikui Li, Yuntian Feng, Graham Mustoe
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages1013-1021
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811019258
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, DEM7 2016 - Dalian, China
Duration: 1 Aug 20164 Aug 2016

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume188
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, DEM7 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period1/08/164/08/16

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