A review of CFD modelling studies on pneumatic conveying and challenges in modelling offshore drill cuttings transport

E Manjula, WKH Ariyaratne, C Ratnayake… - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of a pneumatic conveying technique for the transportation of drill cuttings within and
from offshore drill rigs is a new and challenging research field at present. In addition to …

CFD simulation of dilute-phase pneumatic conveying of powders

Z Miao, S Kuang, H Zughbi, A Yu - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
A comprehensive validated numerical model simulating the pneumatic transport of fine
particles through various geometries has been developed using Computational Fluid …

MP-PIC simulation of dilute-phase pneumatic conveying in a horizontal pipe

Z Song, Q Li, F Li, Y Chen, A Ullah, S Chen, W Wang - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dilute gas-solid two-phase flows inside a pneumatic conveying pipe are simulated with the
multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method. To achieve high simulation accuracy, different …

Application of the MP-PIC method for predicting pneumatic conveying characteristics of dilute phase flows

WKH Ariyaratne, C Ratnayake, MC Melaaen - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigated the applicability of the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method
for predicting pneumatic conveying characteristics. Three-dimensional computational …

Flow irreversibility versus wear of elbow-reducer connection with gas-solid two-phase flow: A numerical study via CFD-DEM coupling method

C Wang, M Liu, J Yan - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In industry sectors, such as power, petroleum, and natural gas production, many fluids
contain solid particles in gas/liquid-solid two-phase flows. Thus, resistance and wall erosion …

CFD modeling of dilute phase pneumatic conveying in a horizontal pipe using Euler–Euler approach

WKH Ariyaratne, C Ratnayake… - Particulate Science and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Computational fluid dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the behavior of
dilute phase pneumatic conveying of plastic pellets in a horizontal circular pipe. The pellets …

On cutting transport for air reverse circulation in horizontal and inclined wells

C Mao, X Zhang, F Li, D Wu, S Zhang - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air reverse circulation (RC) drilling has drawn considerable interest and has been adopted
in tunnel drilling owing to its beneficial features. Cutting transport is a primary concern in RC …

Two-fluid modeling of turbulent particle–gas suspensions in vertical pipes

P Patro, SK Dash - Powder technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations of dilute, turbulent gas–solid flows in vertical pipes are performed
using a two-fluid model or Euler–Euler model incorporating kinetic theory for granular flows …

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 …

Computation of pressure drop and heat transfer in gas-solid suspension with small sized particles in a horizontal pipe

S Kumar Senapati, S Kumar Dash - Particulate Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The present work deals with the investigation of the gas-solid flow in a horizontal pipe using
the Eulerian-Eulerian modeling approach for a particle size range of 2 μ m≤ dp≤ 20 μ m at …