Dynamical simulation of fluidized beds: Hydrodynamically interacting granular particles.

Evaluation of Eulerian Two-Fluid Numerical Method for the Simulation of Heat Transfer in Fluidized Beds

Accurate modeling of fluidization and heat transfer phenomena in gas-solid fluidized beds is not solely dependent  on the particular selected numerical model and involved algorithms. In fact, choosing the right model for each specific operating condition, the correct implementation of each model, and the right choice of parameters and boundary conditions, determine the accuracy of the results i...

Segregation Behaviour of Particles in Gas Solid Fluidized Beds at Elevated Pressure

A comprehensive mathematical model based on the discrete particle model and computational fluid dynamics was utilized to investigate mixing and segregation of particles in fluidized beds at high pressure. To quantify the extent of mixing in the bed, the Lacey mixing index was used. Simulations were carried out with different mass fractions of small particles at various pressures ranging from 1 ...

Granular Pressure Measurement in Fluidized Beds

Experiments were carried out to measure the additional pressure, called the granular pressure, which is exerted on the containing wail of a fluidized bed due to particle collisions with that wall. Measurements were made for water fluidized beds using glass beads of 1.3 mm and 3 mm diameter, lead shot of 2.1 mm diameter and plastic particles. The granular pressure was observed to increase to a m...

Study of granular temperature in dense fluidized beds by diffusing wave spectroscopy

Diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS), a non-intrusive multiple scattering technique, can be used to study the fundamentals of particle motion in dynamic dense granular media and measure the mean of the square of the particle velocity fluctuations about their mean, which is related directly to the so-called 'granular temperature' that underpins many theories for dynamic granular processes. An overv...

Wave Propagation and Granular Temperature in Fluidized Beds of Nano and FCC Particles