Gas-solid fluidized-bed systems offer great advantages in terms of chemical reaction
efficiency and temperature control where other chemical reactor designs fall short. For this …

INTRODUCTION TO PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY A new edition of the indispensable guide to
particulates and powders Particle technology concerns the formation, processing and …

Numerical modelling offers the opportunity to better understand, predict, and optimise the
behaviours of industrial systems, and thus provides a powerful means of improving …

This study first reviewed theories of the mechanical response of structures under loading,
and the discrete element method provides a route for studying mechanical response …

Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics coupled with Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM)
is a commonly used numerical method to model gas-solid flow in fluidised beds and other …

The swirling particulate flows with heat transfer are widely encountered in the industry, yet
the internal multiphysics coupling characteristics resulting from fluid, particle, and structure …

In the final phase of particle drying in a spouted bed, the drying rate is governed by
intraparticle heat and mass diffusion. Coupled computational fluid dynamics and the discrete …

Abstract Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) is a non-invasive measurement
technique which offers the ability to track the motion of individual particles with high temporal …

Accurate determination of microscopic parameters is crucial for employing the discrete
element method in addressing practical engineering challenges. The angle of repose …

Highlights•CFD-DEM simulation of cross-step filtration with bridging mechanisms.•New
optimisation simulation method for screen filters.•The relationship between vortex and …