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Solid–fluid separation in the gravitational field: Courseware generation using computational fluid dynamics simulation
Author(s) -
Almeida Natalia Pazin,
Canhadas Maynara Cipriano,
Albertini Madeleine Rocio Medrano Castillo,
Santos Kassia Graciele dos,
Vieira Neto José Luiz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.22327
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , field (mathematics) , particle (ecology) , dynamics (music) , separation (statistics) , fluid dynamics , computer science , gravitational field , fluid simulation , mechanics , smoothed particle hydrodynamics , particle size , computer simulation , gravitation , simulation , mechanical engineering , physics , engineering , geology , classical mechanics , mathematics , chemical engineering , machine learning , pure mathematics , oceanography , acoustics
Abstract The growth of the Brazilian economy has resulted in an increased demand for engineers and the expansion of Brazilian Universities. As for the teaching of unit operations, a lack of interactive and illustrative courseware was observed. The modeling and simulation tools are excellent alternatives to predict the particle and fluid dynamics and have been used in the design and optimization of industry equipment, providing information in areas where it is difficult to acquire experimental measurements. This paper shows simulations using the computational fluid dynamics technique of the exercises presented in a course on solid–fluid separation in the gravitational field, such as sand chambers, dust chamber, horizontal and vertical elutriators. The effect of size, shape, and density of particles on the collection efficiency was evaluated. Figures and videos generated in this study will facilitate students' understanding of the phenomena involved in the particle collection inside those separation devices.