Rotary kiln process: An overview of physical mechanisms, models and applications

BJRM Bisulandu, F Huchet - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The heat and mass transport occurring through a rotary kiln has many industrial
applications, such as organic or mineral materials manufacturing. The originality of this …

Developments in the tools for the investigation of mixing in particulate systems–A review

AN Huang, HP Kuo - Advanced Powder Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Mixing of powders and granular materials of different functions and/or properties is
frequently encountered by engineers and scientists. Nevertheless, the guidelines for the …

Experimental investigation of segregation in a rotating drum with non-spherical particles

S Kumar, S Khatoon, J Yogi, SK Verma, A Anand - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The focus of the current investigation is to study the influence of particles' shape on
segregation of bi-disperse mixture of particles in a rotating drum. The effects of various …

Experimental and CFD study of the hydrodynamic behavior in a rotating drum

DA Santos, IJ Petri, CR Duarte, MAS Barrozo - Powder technology, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work the particle dynamic behavior in a rotating drum under different operating
conditions has been analyzed based on experimental results and simulations. The Eulerian …

Modelling the granular flow in a rotating drum by the Eulerian finite element method

QJ Zheng, AB Yu - Powder technology, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical study on the flow behaviours of granular materials in a
rotating drum based on the Eulerian-formulation finite element method (Eulerian FEM). The …

A hydrodynamic analysis of a rotating drum operating in the rolling regime

DA Santos, FO Dadalto, R Scatena, CR Duarte… - … Research and Design, 2015 - Elsevier
An experimental and numerical investigation of the hydrodynamic behavior in a rotating
drum, operated in the rolling regime, was performed in the present work. For all the …

Numerical study of the solid flow behavior in a rotating drum based on a multiphase CFD model accounting for solid frictional viscosity and wall friction

W Rong, Y Feng, P Schwarz, P Witt, B Li, T Song… - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In continuum-based models, the kinetic theory of granular flow (KTGF) provides a model for
calculating solids stresses but has limitations in densely packed regions such as mills, kilns …

Numerical simulation of particle motion and heat transfer in a rotary kiln

H Liu, H Yin, M Zhang, M Xie, X Xi - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
A two-fluid approach and diverse heat transfer models are applied to a two-dimensional
cross-section of a rotary kiln coupled with granular flow kinetic theory, which treats random …

Numerical simulation of three-dimensional unsteady granular flows in rotary kiln

H Yin, M Zhang, H Liu - Powder technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The granular particle motion with rolling mode in rotary kiln is investigated using a three-
dimensional mathematical model based on the Euler–Euler two-phase flow and the kinetic …

Numerical studies of particle segregation in a rotating drum based on Eulerian continuum approach

AN Huang, WC Kao, HP Kuo - Advanced Powder Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Solid–solid–gas three-phase particle segregation in a half-filled rotating drum is simulated
using Eulerian continuum approach coupling the kinetic theory of granular flow. A dynamic …