Under the Eulerian-Eulerian framework of simulating gas-solid two-phase flow, the accuracy of the hydrodynamic prediction is strongly affected by the selection of rheology of the particulate phase, for which a detaile...Under the Eulerian-Eulerian framework of simulating gas-solid two-phase flow, the accuracy of the hydrodynamic prediction is strongly affected by the selection of rheology of the particulate phase, for which a detailed assessment is still absent. Using a jetting fluidized bed as an example, this work investi- gates the influence of solid rheology on the hydrodynamic behavior by employing different particle-phase viscosity models. Both constant particle-phase viscosity model （CVM） with different viscosity values and a simple two-fluid model without particle-phase viscosity （NVM） are incorporated into the classical two- fluid model and compared with the experimental measurements. Qualitative and quantitative results show that the jet penetration depth, jet frequency and averaged bed pressure drop are not a strong func- tion of the particle-phase viscosity. Compared to CVM, the NVM exhibits better predictions on the jet behaviors, which is more suitable for investigating the hydrodynamics of gas-solid fluidized bed with a central jet.展开更多
基金support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (20976191 and 51025624)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-09-0342)111 Project(B12034)
文摘Under the Eulerian-Eulerian framework of simulating gas-solid two-phase flow, the accuracy of the hydrodynamic prediction is strongly affected by the selection of rheology of the particulate phase, for which a detailed assessment is still absent. Using a jetting fluidized bed as an example, this work investi- gates the influence of solid rheology on the hydrodynamic behavior by employing different particle-phase viscosity models. Both constant particle-phase viscosity model （CVM） with different viscosity values and a simple two-fluid model without particle-phase viscosity （NVM） are incorporated into the classical two- fluid model and compared with the experimental measurements. Qualitative and quantitative results show that the jet penetration depth, jet frequency and averaged bed pressure drop are not a strong func- tion of the particle-phase viscosity. Compared to CVM, the NVM exhibits better predictions on the jet behaviors, which is more suitable for investigating the hydrodynamics of gas-solid fluidized bed with a central jet.
