[HTML][HTML] Progress in CFD simulations of fluidized beds for chemical and energy process engineering

F Alobaid, N Almohammed, MM Farid, J May… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas-solid fluidized beds have drawn the attention of engineers and researchers as an
effective technology for a large variety of applications, and numerical simulations can play …

Review and implementation of CFD-DEM applied to chemical process systems

S Golshan, R Sotudeh-Gharebagh, R Zarghami… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing the computational resources, the number of publications about coupled
computational fluid dynamics–discrete element method is in the rise in the recent years. This …

Influence of void fraction calculation on fidelity of CFD‐DEM simulation of gas‐solid bubbling fluidized beds

Z Peng, E Doroodchi, C Luo, B Moghtaderi - AIChE Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The correct calculation of cell void fraction is pivotal in accurate simulation of two‐phase
flows using a computational fluid dynamics‐discrete element method (CFD‐DEM) approach …

Possibilities and limits of computational fluid dynamics–discrete element method simulations in process engineering: a review of recent advancements and future …

P Kieckhefen, S Pietsch, M Dosta… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Fluid–solid systems play a major role in a wide variety of industries, from pharmaceutical
and consumer goods to chemical plants and energy generation. Along with this variety of …

CFD simulation of fluidized bed reactors for polyolefin production–A review

MJH Khan, MA Hussain, Z Mansourpour… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This literature survey focuses on the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in
various aspects of the fluidized bed reactor. Although fluidized bed reactors are used in …

CFD–DEM modeling of oxy-char combustion in a fluidized bed

G Lian, W Zhong - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The CFD–DEM coupled with heat transfer and chemical reaction sub-models was
developed for modeling the oxy-char combustion in a fluidized bed. After validating the …

Numerical investigation of mixing and orientation of non-spherical particles in a model type fluidized bed

T Oschmann, J Hold, H Kruggel-Emden - Powder technology, 2014 - Elsevier
A numerical investigation of mixing in a model type fluidized bed is performed based on the
three-dimensional discrete element method coupled with computational fluid dynamics …

Mathematical modelling and simulation of the thermo-catalytic decomposition of methane for economically improved hydrogen production

B Lumbers, DW Agar, J Gebel, F Platte - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for low-emission hydrogen is set to grow as the world transitions to a future
hydrogen economy. Unlike current methods of hydrogen production, which largely derive …

CFD–DEM study of mixing and dispersion behaviors of solid phase in a bubbling fluidized bed

K Luo, F Wu, S Yang, J Fan - Powder technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Three-dimensionally coupled computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and discrete element
method (DEM) are used to investigate the gas–solid hydrodynamics and mixing …

Effect of inter-particle forces on solids mixing in fluidized beds

F Tashakori-Asfestani, S Kazemi, R Zarghami… - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Mixing of particles is important in fluidized beds. For a more accurate and realistic
investigation of this process, it is necessary to consider the inter-particle forces. The effect of …