Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
College/Unit
Statler College of Engineering and Mining Resources
Department/Program/Center
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
A study of rope formation in gas–solid flows through abrupt turns has been conducted. Experiments in which high-speed video was recorded and analyzed for solid concentration profiles were compared to CFD simulations utilizing both RANS and large eddy simulation turbulence models. In both simulations and experiments, particle-laden flows of air and ground flaxseed, with solid loadings of 35, 42, and 51% were considered. The results of the study demonstrate that both RANS and large eddy simulation can accurately predict particle roping. Furthermore, simulations show that the roping phenomenon is strongly dependent upon selection of an appropriate value for the coefficient of restitution. Additionally, a strong relation between local solid concentration and gas vorticity was observed.
Digital Commons Citation
Guda, Sai S.; Rowan, Steven L.; and Yang, Tao, "Investigation of rope formation in gas–solid flows through a 90° pipe bend using high-speed video and CFD simulations" (2017). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 916.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/916
Source Citation
Guda, S.S., Rowan, S.L., Yang, T., Shaffer, F., & Celik, I.B. (2017) Investigation of rope formation in gas-solid flows through a 90 degree pipe bend using high-speed video and CFD simulations. The Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows, 0(0): 1-16.
Comments
The article is supported by the WVU Libraries' Open Access Author Fund.