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Discrete particle simulation of particle–fluid flow: model formulations and their applicability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 August 2010

Z. Y. ZHOU ,
S. B. KUANG ,
K. W. CHU  and
A. B. YU
Z. Y. ZHOU
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
S. B. KUANG
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
K. W. CHU
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
A. B. YU*
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
*
†Email address for correspondence: a.yu@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

The approach of combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for continuum fluid and the discrete element method (DEM) for discrete particles has been increasingly used to study the fundamentals of coupled particle–fluid flows. Different CFD–DEM models have been used. However, the origin and the applicability of these models are not clearly understood. In this paper, the origin of different model formulations is discussed first. It shows that, in connection with the continuum approach, three sets of formulations exist in the CFD–DEM approach: an original format set I, and subsequent derivations of set II and set III, respectively, corresponding to the so-called model A and model B in the literature. A comparison and the applicability of the three models are assessed theoretically and then verified from the study of three representative particle–fluid flow systems: fluidization, pneumatic conveying and hydrocyclones. It is demonstrated that sets I and II are essentially the same, with small differences resulting from different mathematical or numerical treatments of a few terms in the original equation. Set III is however a simplified version of set I. The testing cases show that all the three models are applicable to gas fluidization and, to a large extent, pneumatic conveying. However, the application of set III is conditional, as demonstrated in the case of hydrocyclones. Strictly speaking, set III is only valid when fluid flow is steady and uniform. Set II and, in particular, set I, which is somehow forgotten in the literature, are recommended for the future CFD–DEM modelling of complex particle–fluid flow.

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Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows: Fluidized beds Granular media: Granular media
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 661 , 25 October 2010 , pp. 482 - 510
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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