Particles in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows: Deposition, Re-Suspension and Agglomeration

Particles in Wall-Bounded Turbulent Flows: Deposition, Re-Suspension and Agglomeration
Author: Jean-Pierre Minier
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2016-07-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319415670

The book presents an up-to-date review of turbulent two-phase flows with the dispersed phase, with an emphasis on the dynamics in the near-wall region. New insights to the flow physics are provided by direct numerical simuation and by fine experimental techniques. Also included are models of particle dynamics in wall-bounded turbulent flows, and a description of particle surface interactions including muti-layer deposition and re-suspension.

23 European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering

23 European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Author: M. Afkhami
Publisher: Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2013-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128086408

Large eddy simulation and a discrete element method are applied to study the flow, particle dispersion and agglomeration in a horizontal 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 on agglomeration, and the impact of fluid turbulence, are investigated. The agglomeration rate is found to be strongly influenced by the particle surface energy, with most of the particle-particle interactions taking place at locations close to the channel walls, aided by the higher concentration of particles in these regions.

Particles in Turbulent Flows

Particles in Turbulent Flows
Author: Leonid I. Zaichik
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2008-10-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783527407392

The only work available to treat the theory of turbulent flow with suspended particles, this book also includes a section on simulation methods, comparing the model results obtained with the PDF method to those obtained with other techniques, such as DNS, LES and RANS. Written by experienced scientists with background in oil and gas processing, this book is applicable to a wide range of industries -- from the petrol industry and industrial chemistry to food and water processing.

Particle Deposition, Dispersion and Re-suspension Behaviour in Turbulent Square Duct and Circular Pipes Flows

Particle Deposition, Dispersion and Re-suspension Behaviour in Turbulent Square Duct and Circular Pipes Flows
Author: Jonathan Frederick William Adams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2011
Genre:
ISBN:

This study is concerned with the modelling of single-phase and two-phase turbulent flows in a square duct over a range of Reynolds numbers with attention focused on the deposition, dispersion and re-suspension of particles. Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) modelling is used in conjunction with a Lagrangian particle tracker (LPT). Modelling and simulation of single- and two-phase turbulent flows in circular pipes with the presences of stationary flat beds are also considered using the previously stated methodologies, as well as large eddy simulation (LES). The performance of the RANS modelling technique is evaluated against available experimental, simulation and empirical data. The RANS modelling technique is seen to perform with qualitative accuracy across all of the test cases considered within this thesis, and it can be said that this approach is capable of reproducing many of the key feature' associated with these flows. In almost all cases, qualitative agreement is seen between the RANS modelling results and the available experimental data, simulation results and empirical correlations. A key failing of the RANS modelling technique is the inaccurate representation of the magnitude of the secondary velocities found in square ducts and pipes with variable bed height. The RANS modelling technique with a Reynolds stress model (RSM) for turbulence, coupled with a LPT, can be usefully used in modelling particle-laden duct and pipe flow. across a range of conditions. Important qualitative information can be gained from this technique in terms of particle deposition, dispersion and re-suspension. For more detailed studies on the physics of these flows, the preferred methodologies are the more advanced simulation techniques of LES and direct numerical simulation CDNS), while there is also a clear need for further experimental investigations of such particle- laden flows.