Title: Numerical simulation of dense gas-particle flows using the Euler–Lagrange approach

Authors: N.G. Deen, M.A. Van Der Hoef, M. Van Sint Annaland, J.A.M. Kuipers

Addresses: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. ' Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands

Abstract: Dense gas-particle flows are encountered in a variety of industrially important processes for large scale production of fuels, fertilizers and base chemicals. The scale-up of these processes is often problematic and is related to the intrinsic complexities of these flows, which are unfortunately not yet fully understood despite significant efforts made in both academic and industrial research laboratories. In dense gas-particle flows both (effective) fluid-particle and (dissipative) particle-particle interactions need to be accounted for because these phenomena govern the prevailing flow phenomena to a large extent, i.e., the formation and evolution of heterogeneous structures. These structures have significant impact on the quality of the gas-solid contact and as a direct consequence thereof strongly affect the performance of the process. In this paper we will focus on the merits of the Euler–Lagrange approach to model gas-particle flows.

Keywords: fluidisation; hydrodynamics; mathematical modelling; multiphase flow; Euler–Lagrange model; computational fluid dynamics; CFD; dense gas-particle flows.

DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2007.013007

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal, 2007 Vol.7 No.2/3/4, pp.152 - 162

Published online: 03 Apr 2007 *

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