Flow regimes in vertical pneumatic conveying

Shibo Kuang; Aibing Yu; Zongshu Zou

doi:10.1063/1.3179812

Flow regimes in vertical pneumatic conveying

Shibo Kuang, Aibing Yu, Zongshu Zou

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This paper presents a numerical study of the flow regimes in a vertical pipeline by a combined approach of discrete element model for solid phase and computational fluid dynamics model for gas phase. Two typical cases, i.e. the transports of glass beads when Solid Loading Ratio (SLR)=0.5 3.4 and polyethylene pellets when SLR=7.3-33.0 are considered. The results show that in both cases, the phase diagrams featured with the flow transition between the dense phase flow and dilute-phase flow can be produced. In the transport of glass beads, only the dispersed flow regime is observed. However, both the slug flow regime and the dispersed flow regime are observed in the transport of polyethylene pellets. These results satisfactorily agree with the experiments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Powders and Grains 2009: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media
Editors	Masami Nakagawa, Stefan Luding
Place of Publication	Melville NY USA
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Pages	1005 - 1008
Number of pages	4
Volume	1145
ISBN (Print)	9780735406827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3179812
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	Powders and Grains 2009 - Golden CO USA, Golden, United States of America Duration: 13 Jul 2009 → 17 Jul 2009 Conference number: 6th

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Conference	Powders and Grains 2009
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Golden
Period	13/07/09 → 17/07/09

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Kuang, S , Yu, A & Zou, Z 2009, Flow regimes in vertical pneumatic conveying. in M Nakagawa & S Luding (eds), Powders and Grains 2009: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media. vol. 1145, American Institute of Physics, Melville NY USA, pp. 1005 - 1008, Powders and Grains 2009, Golden, Colorado, United States of America, 13/07/09. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3179812

Flow regimes in vertical pneumatic conveying. / Kuang, Shibo ; Yu, Aibing; Zou, Zongshu.
Powders and Grains 2009: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media. ed. / Masami Nakagawa; Stefan Luding. Vol. 1145 Melville NY USA: American Institute of Physics, 2009. p. 1005 - 1008.

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