MP-PIC modeling of CFB risers with homogeneous and heterogeneous drag models.
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| Title: | MP-PIC modeling of CFB risers with homogeneous and heterogeneous drag models. |
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| Authors: | Xie, Jun1, Zhong, Wenqi1 wqzhong@seu.edu.cn, Yu, Aibing1 |
| Source: | Advanced Powder Technology. Nov2018, Vol. 29 Issue 11, p2859-2871. 13p. |
| Subjects: | Circulating fluidized bed combustion, Combustion, Fluidization, Heterogeneous catalysis, Drag (Aerodynamics) |
| Abstract: | Graphical abstract Highlights • The gas-solid flows of two CFB risers using MP-PIC method were simulated. • Different homogeneous and heterogeneous drag models were verified. • The effects of the three important simulation parameters were investigated. • EMMS-QL drag force model is most suitable for the typical Geldart A particles. • Wenyu-Ergun drag force model is recommended for typical Geldart B particles. Abstract In this paper, the MP-PIC (multiphase particle-in-cell) approach is used for three-dimensional (3D) modeling of the gas-solid flows in two types of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) risers with Geldart group A and B particles by incorporating the homogeneous and heterogeneous drag force models in the MP-PIC method, respectively. First, the effects of the three important simulation parameters, namely, the grid cell number, numerical particle-parcel size and time step, are investigated. Having determined the appropriate values for the three parameters, the hydrodynamic characteristics predicted by different drag force models are rigorously analyzed. The homogeneous drag models considered are the six models, the Wen-Yu, Wenyu-Ergun, Syamlal-O’Brien, Gidaspow, HKL, and BVK models, while the four heterogeneous models considered are Sarkar and EMMS-based models (EMMS-Yang, EMMS-Matrix and EMMS-QL). For the riser 1 with the Geldart A particles, all the six homogeneous models predict extremely high solid fluxes and inconsistent void fraction distributions compared with experimental results. The heterogeneous Sarkar and EMMS-based models can effectively improve the simulation accuracy and predict a typical core-annulus flow structure. The lately-developed EMMS-QL model produces the most accurate solid flux. For the riser 2 with the Geldart B particles, both the heterogeneous and homogeneous drag force models can predict a reasonable flow structure. Further, there are no significant differences in the void fraction and velocity profiles due to the choice of a drag force model over the other. These drag force models also successfully capture the meso-scale local particle clusters. Of these drag-force models, the Wenyu-Ergun drag-forec model predicts comparatively accurate solid flux. Generally, MP-PIC combined with heterogeneous Sarkar and EMMS-based drag force models reasonably improve the simulation accuracy for the Geldart A particles, while these heterogeneous models have no superiority over the homogeneous drag models for the Geldart B particles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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