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    This document discusses a computational study of gas-solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics. It presents the aim to study fluidized bed hydrodynamics and bubble properties using a 2D simulation. It describes the Eulerian-Granular computational model used to solve governing equations in Fluent. Results show solids fraction contours and comparison of experimental and simulated bed expansion ratio and pressure drop for different drag models. The Gidaspow drag model best matched experiments.

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    A Review on

    computational study of
    gassolid fluidized
    bed hydrodynamics
    Content
    Introduction
    Aim
    ComputationalModel
    GoverningEquations
    ModelDescription
    SolutionMethods
    SolutionControl
    Results&Discussion
    Conclusions
    Introduction
    Fluidization is the operation by which solid particles are
    transformedintoafluidlikestatethroughsuspensioninagasor
    liquid.
    Fluidized beds are found in many plant operations in chemical,
    pharmaceutical,andmineralindustries.
    Toremovemathematicalcomplexitiesofthenonlinearequations
    and in defining the interpenetrating and movingphase
    boundaries ,CFD, is emerging as a very promising new tool (for
    single phase flow as well as multiphase flow like fluid bed) in
    modelinghydrodynamics.
    Two different approaches (Lagrangian model and Eulerian
    Eulerianmodel)havebeentakeninearlyattemptstoapplyCFD
    modelingtogassolidfluidizedbeds.
    In EulerianEulerian continuum modeling, with the fluid and
    solid phases treated as interpenetrating continuum phases, is the
    mostcommonlyusedapproachforfluidizedbedsimulations.
    Despite the modeling challenges, application of CFD to model
    fluidizedbedhydrodynamicscontinuestodevelop,asithasmany
    advantages including design optimization and scaleup of such
    systems.
    Aim

    Tostudyhydrodynamicsof2Dfluidizedbedtostudy
    bubblepropertiesandtoprovidequalitativeviewingof
    fluidizationcharacteristics.
    Computational Model
    Thesimulationoffluidizedbedwasperformedbysolving
    the governing equations of mass, momentum and energy
    conservationusingFluentCFD16.1software.

    A multi fluid Eulerian model, which considers the


    conservation of mass and momentum for the gas and fluid
    phases,wasapplied.

    The kinetic theory of granular flow, which considers the


    conservationofsolidfluctuationenergy,wasusedforclosure
    ofthesolidsstressterms.
    Governing Equations
    Massconservationequationsofgasandsolidphases:
    d .(a g. pg ) + .(a g. pg .uuuuuuuu
    r
    vg ) = 0
    dt
    d .(a s.rs)+.(a s.rs.vs) = 0
    dt
    Momentumconservationequationsforgasandsolidphases:

    d
    .(a g. pg.vg ) + .(a g. pg.vg 2) = -a g .p + .tg + a g. pg.g + Kgs.(vg - vs)
    dt
    Fluctuationenergyconservationofsolidparticles:
    3 d
    .[ .(rS .aS .QS ) + .(rS .aS .nS.QS )] = (- PSI + tS ) : .nS + .( K QS..QS ) - gQS
    2 dx
    Model description

    Geometry Meshing Solver


    Model Geometry

    Fig1.Geometryof2Dgassolid
    Fluidizedbed

    Meshing parameters

    NoOfcells CellType Min MaxMesh MaxFace


    meshsize Size(m) size(mm_
    (m)
    11200 Rectangular 1.56* 5*e003 5*e003
    e004

    Fig.2MeshGeometry
    Model input parameters
    Description Value Comment
    Particle Density 2500kg/m3 GlassBeads
    Gas Density 1.225kg/m3 Air
    Mean Particle Diameter 275m UniformDistribution
    Restitution coefficient 0.9/0.99 Range
    Initial Solid Packing 0.6 Fixedvalue
    Inlet Boundary Conditions Velocity SuperficialgasVelocity

    Outlet Boundary Outflow Fullydevelopedflow


    Conditions
    Time Steps 0.001s Specified
    Maximum Number of 20 Specified
    Iterations
    Convergence Criteria 103 Specified
    Solution Method
    TheCFDcalculationiscarriedoutusingthesimplealgorithmforpressurevelocity
    couplingandthefirstorderupwinddifferencingschemeformomentumequation.These
    settingsareshowninsolutioncontrolswindowfigure

    **Thepressurevelocitycouplingisbased
    ontotalvolumecontinuityandtheeffectsofthe
    interfacialcouplingtermsarefullyincorporatedinto
    thepressurecorrectionequation.

    Fig.3Settingsofalgorithmforpressure
    Velocitycoupling
    Solution Control
    CFDs solution control parameters are shown in the following
    window:

    Fig.4Settingsofalgorithmfor
    SolutionControl
    Results & Discussion
    TheCFDsimulationswereperformedusingthetransientEulerian
    GranularmodelinFluentsoftware.Superficialgasvelocities0.38m/s
    whichcorrespondstosixtimesofminimumfluidizationvelocitywere
    examined

    Fig.5showsacontourplotof
    solidsfractionforthe
    SyamlalOBriendragmodel

    RightmostcontourimageFrom
    Paper
    Fig.6showsacontourplotofsolidsfraction
    fortheSyamlalOBriendragmodel
    Left contour images
    has been taken from
    paper
    Comparison Between Simulated solid volume fraction for different drag
    models

    Fig.7showssimulatedvolumefractionforthreedragmodels(U=
    0.38m/s,at3s).
    Fig.8showsComparisonofexperimentandsimulatedbubblesforthreedrag
    models(U=0.38m/s,ess=0.9at5s).

    FromtheaboveresultitcanbeobservedthatTheexperiments
    indicatedsmallbubblesnearthebottomofthebedresemblesthe
    Gidaspowdragmodel
    Bed expansion ratio curve for
    Gidaspow drag model

    Fig.9.1showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbed
    expansionratio(ess=0.9)forGidaspowdragmodel.
    Bed expansion ratio curve for Syamlal
    drag model

    Fig.9.2showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbed
    expansionratio(ess=0.9)forSyamlaldragmodel.
    Bed expansion ratio curve for
    Wen & Yu drag model

    Fig.9.3showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbed
    expansionratio(ess=0.9).
    Pressure drop curve for
    Gidaspow drag model

    Fig.10.1showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbedpressure
    drop(ess=0.9)forGidaspowdragmodel.
    Pressure drop curve for
    Syamlal drag model

    Fig.10.2showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbedpressure
    drop(ess=0.9)forSyamlaldragmodel.
    Pressure drop curve for
    Wen & Yu drag model

    Fig.10.3showsComparisonofexperimentalandsimulatedbedpressure
    drop(ess=0.9)forWen&Yudragmodel.
    Discussion
    Solutionsareconvergedafter4998iterationswith0.001stimestep.

    A comparison of the timeaverage bed pressure drop, using three drag


    functions,againstsuperficialgasvelocityisplottedinFig.10.13.

    Thesimulationandexperimentalresultsshowbetteragreementatvelocities
    aboveminimumfluidizationvelocity.

    FromFig.9.13IthasbeenshownthatLikemodels,interparticleforcesplay
    aminorroleinfluidizationbehaviorofrelativelylargeparticles.
    .
    ThecontourplotsofsolidsfractionshowninFig.8indicate
    similaritiesbetweentheexperimentalandsimulationsforallthreedrag
    models.

    Theexperimentsindicatedsmallbubblesnearthebottomofthebed.

    Thebubblesgrowastheyrisetothetopsurfacewithcoalescencedue
    towalleffectsandinteractionwithotherbubbles.

    PressuredropdecreaseswithBedexpansionratiofor3dragfunctions.

    FromtheresultIthasbeenshownthatTheexperimentsindicated
    smallbubblesnearthebottomofthebedresemblestheresultsfor
    Gidaspowdragmodel.
    Conclusions

    A multi fluid Eulerian model integrating the kinetic theory for


    solid particles using Fluent CFD software was capable of
    predictingthegassolidbehaviorofafluidizedbed.

    Gidaspowdragmodelresembles thetimeaveragebedpressuredrop,
    bed expansion, and qualitative gassolid flow pattern indicated
    reasonable agreement for most operating Condition with experimental
    results.
    Reference

    FariborzTaghipour,NaokoEllis,ClaytonWong,Experimental
    andcomputationalstudyofgassolidfluidizedbed
    hydrodynamics,Elsevier,ChemicalEngineeringScience60
    (2005)68576867

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