Afkhami, M, Hassanpour, A, Fairweather, M et al. (1 more author) (2015) Fully coupled LES-DEM of particle interaction and agglomeration in a turbulent channel flow. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 78. 24 - 38. ISSN 0098-1354
Abstract
Coupled large eddy simulation and the discrete element method are applied to study turbulent particle-laden flows, including particle dispersion and agglomeration, in a channel. The particle-particle interaction model is based on the Hertz-Mindlin approach with Johnson-Kendall-Roberts cohesion to allow the simulation of van der Waals forces in a dry air flow. The influence of different particle surface energies, and the impact of fluid turbulence, on agglomeration behaviour are investigated. The agglomeration rate is found to be strongly influenced by the particle surface energy, with a positive relationship observed between the two. Particle agglomeration is found to be enhanced in two separate regions within the channel. First, in the near-wall region due to the high particle concentration there driven by turbophoresis, and secondly in the buffer region where the high turbulence intensity enhances particle-particle interactions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Agglomeration; Channel; Discrete element method; Large eddy simulation; Two-phase flow |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Particle Science and Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2015 12:11 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 13:18 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.04.00... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.04.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86561 |