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Abstract
The mixing of granular materials is notoriously difficult to predict partly due to the complicated mixing mechanisms of particles and their variable flow kinematics. Despite many theoretical studies in idealized configurations of chute and rolling-mode drum, a generic macroscopic model for granular mixing has not been achieved. This paper proposes a continuum model for simulating the mixing of monodisperse particles by combining the μ(I) rheological theory and the convection-diffusion transport equation. The model, implemented via an operator-split scheme, is completely temporal-spatial and able to deal with both continuous flows and transient avalanches. Equipped with a rate-dependent diffusivity, it well recovers the particle concentration at different stages of mixing in slowly rotating drum. Moreover, having been used to simulate granular flow under different conditions, the proposed continuum model may have the potential as a general model to describe particle mixing in different processes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19251-19262 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 41 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2019 |
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ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology
Yu, A., Zhao, D., Rudman, M., Jiang, X., Selomulya, C., Zou, R., Yan, W., Zhou, Z., Guo, B., Shen, Y., Kuang, S., Chu, K., Yang, R., Zhu, H., Zeng, Q., Dong, K., Strezov, V., Wang, G., Zhao, B., Song, S., Evans, T., Mao, X., Zhu, J., Hu, D., Pan, R., Li, J., Williams, R., Luding, S., Liu, Q., Zhang, J., Huang, H., Jiang, Y., Qiu, T., Hapgood, K. & Chen, W.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, Fujian Longking Co Ltd, Baosteel Group Corporation, Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, Monash University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Queensland , Western Sydney University, Macquarie University
31/12/16 → 30/12/21
Project: Research