Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol.42, No.11, 2310-2320, 2019
Effect of Operating Parameters on Gas-Solid Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer in a Spouted Bed
Through a combined computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method approach, the effect of the operating parameters on the hydrodynamics and heat-transfer properties of gas-solid two-phase flows in a spouted bed are extensively investigated. Considering the high velocity in the fountain region, gas turbulence is resolved by employing the large-eddy simulation. The rolling friction model is adopted for more precise predictions of solid behavior near the wall. Subsequently, the gas-solid flow patterns, gas-solid velocities, and temperature evolution are investigated. Moreover, different operating conditions and geometry configurations are evaluated with respect to heat-transfer performance. The results provide a fundamental understanding of heat-transfer mechanisms in spouted beds.