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Three‐dimensional computational fluid dynamics modelling of spouted bed
Author(s) -
Santos Kassia G.,
Murata Valéria V.,
Barrozo Marcos A. S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.20149
Subject(s) - computational fluid dynamics , mechanics , multiphase flow , eulerian path , cfd dem , two fluid model , computer simulation , volume fraction , materials science , mathematics , thermodynamics , physics , lagrangian
Numerical simulation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique associated with experimental verification is a useful tool for analysis of gas–solid multiphase flows. Simulations of the spouted bed fluid dynamic using two‐dimensional computational grids were accomplished in our previous works with good results. In this article, the patterns of solids and gas flows in a spouted bed were numerically simulated using the three‐dimensional (3D) Eulerian multiphase model. The minimum spouted condition was identified by the simulated solids volume fraction and pressure profiles. The simulated results show good agreement with experimental data and higher accuracy when compared with 2D simulations.