Hydrodynamic modeling of liquid-solid flow in polyolefin slurry reactors using CFD techniques–A critical analysis

AK Thakur, R Kumar, N Banerjee, P Chaudhari… - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This first-of-its-kind review discusses the hydrodynamics for polyolefin productions in slurry
reactors using CFD. Past reviews in this field are specifically focused on the CFD …

Simulation on a three-dimensional collision of a moving droplet against a moving super-hydrophobic particle

G Wu, S Chen, W Du, S Zhai, S Zeng, Y Yu, W Zhou - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work focuses on a three-dimensional (3D) collision of a moving droplet against
a moving super-hydrophobic particle under gravity, by the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) …

Computational fluid dynamics modeling of slurry flow in horizontal pipes: Effect of specularity coefficient on hydraulic gradient

W Liu, Y He, M Li, Q Chen, Y Liu, C Huang - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The specularity coefficient is an important input parameter in the Johnson and Jackson
boundary conditions. Thus far, research on this parameter has been lacking in the field of …

Effect of particle diameter and void fraction on gas–solid two-phase flow: a numerical investigation using the Eulerian–Eulerian approach

AM Elreafay, KM Salem, RM Abumandour… - Computational Particle …, 2024 - Springer
Sudden expansion pipes are crucial in fluid dynamics for studying flow behavior, turbulence,
and pressure distribution in various systems. This study focuses on investigating the …

Gas–solid flow in a diffuser: Effect of inter-particle and particle–wall collisions

SK Senapati, SK Dash - Particuology, 2021 - Elsevier
This article investigates the role of the specularity coefficient (φ, the extent of the energy
dissipation due to particle–wall collisions), inter-particle restitution coefficient (e pp, the …

Pressure recovery and acceleration length of gas-solid suspension in an abrupt expansion–An Eulerian-Eulerian approach

SK Senapati, SK Dash - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study based on the Eulerian-Eulerian frame work, reports the role of inter-
particle and particle–wall collisions in conjunction with pertinent parameters in an abrupt …

Prediction of turbulent flow characteristics and heat transfer in a dilute droplet-laden flow over a backward-facing step

MA Pakhomov, VI Terekhov - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We present numerical investigation of the influence of the thermophysical properties of
droplets on turbulence modification, scattering of droplets, and heat transfer augmentation in …

Pressure recovery characteristics for a dilute gas–particle suspension flowing vertically downward in a pipe with a sudden expansion: A two-fluid modeling approach

SK Senapati, SK Dash - Particuology, 2020 - Elsevier
This work applies the Eulerian‒Eulerian model in conjunction with the kinetic theory of
granular flow and inter-particle collisions to study the characteristics of pressure recovery for …

A computational analysis of the role of particle diameter on the fluidization behavior in a bubbling gas–solid fluidized bed

S Kotoky, A Dalal, G Natarajan - Computational Particle Mechanics, 2020 - Springer
In this work, a detailed investigation on the effects of particle diameter on the fluidization
characteristics of gas–particle flows inside a bubbling gas–solid fluidized bed has been …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting reattaching turbulent gas-solid flow with a strong pressure gradient

AS Dawood, AS Amer, RM Abumandour… - Journal of Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the focus is on examining how the flow characteristics are influenced by particle
density in the context of downward turbulent gas-solid flow through a sudden expansion …