Comparison of numerical simulations and experiments in conical gas–solid spouted bed

• Published in: Chinese journal of chemical engineering Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 1579 - 1586
• Main Authors: Wang, Shuyan, Shao, Baoli, Liu, Rui, Zhao, Jian, Liu, Yang, Liu, Yikun, Yang, Shuren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Computational fluid dynamics; Conical spouted bed; Drag coefficient model; Experiment; Fluidization; Simulation; 双流体模型; 喷动床; 固体; 实验数据; 床层压降; 数值模拟; 锥形; 颗粒流模拟; Drag coefficient model; Conical spouted bed; Fluidization; Simulation; Computational fluid dynamics; Experiment
• ISSN: 1004-9541; 2210-321X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.07.006

Flow behavior of gas and particles in conical spouted beds is experimentally studied and simulated using the twofluid gas-solid model with the kinetic theory of granular flow.The bed pressure drop and fountain height are measured in a conical spouted bed of 100 mm I.D.at different gas velocities.The simulation results are compared with measurements of bed pressure drop and fountain height.The comparison shows that the drag coefficient model used in cylindrical beds under-predicted bed pressure drop and fountain height in conical spouted beds due to the partial weight of particles supported by the inclined side walls.It is found that the numerical results using the drag coefficient model proposed based on the conical spouted bed in this study are in good agreement with experimental data.The present study provides a useful basis for further works on the CFD simulation of conical spouted bed.