Simulation of droplet deposition process in multi-layer ultrasonic aeroponic cultivator based on CFD discrete phase model

2014 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 003685042110080
Author(s):  
Zheqin Yu ◽  
Jianping Tan ◽  
Shuai Wang

Shear stress is often present in the blood flow within blood-contacting devices, which is the leading cause of hemolysis. However, the simulation method for blood flow with shear stress is still not perfect, especially the multiphase flow model and experimental verification. In this regard, this study proposes an enhanced discrete phase model for multiphase flow simulation of blood flow with shear stress. This simulation is based on the discrete phase model (DPM). According to the multiphase flow characteristics of blood, a virtual mass force model and a pressure gradient influence model are added to the calculation of cell particle motion. In the experimental verification, nozzle models were designed to simulate the flow with shear stress, varying the degree of shear stress through different nozzle sizes. The microscopic flow was measured by the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) experimental method. The comparison of the turbulence models and the verification of the simulation accuracy were carried out based on the experimental results. The result demonstrates that the simulation effect of the SST k- ω model is better than other standard turbulence models. Accuracy analysis proves that the simulation results are accurate and can capture the movement of cell-level particles in the flow with shear stress. The results of the research are conducive to obtaining accurate and comprehensive analysis results in the equipment development phase.


Author(s):  
Mingyang Liu ◽  
Jiabin Wang ◽  
Huifen Zhu ◽  
Sinisa Krajnovic ◽  
Guangjun Gao

A numerical simulation method based on the improved delayed detached eddy simulation coupled with a discrete phase model is used to study the influence of the snow on the performance of bogies of a high-speed train running in snowy weather. The snow particle trajectories, mass of snow packing on the bogie, and thickness of snow accumulation have been analyzed to investigate the flow mechanisms of snow accumulation on different parts of the bogies. The results show that the snow accumulation on the first bogie of the head vehicle is almost the same as that of the second bogie, but the total accumulated snow on the top side of the second bogie is more than 74% higher than that of the first bogie. Among all the components of the bogies, the motors were found to be strongly influenced by the snow accumulation. The underlying flow mechanisms responsible for the snow accumulations are discussed.


Author(s):  
A. K. Dange ◽  
K. C. Ravi ◽  
F. W. Chambers

Flow in air filter housings often is characterized by separation upstream of the filter. The effect of the separation on the motion of particles and their distribution at the filter is important to filter performance. The current research investigates these effects by applying CFD modeling to turbulent particulate flows over a backward-facing step followed by a porous medium representing a filter. The two-dimensional step flow was selected as it is an archetype for separated flow with many studies in the literature. The flow examined has a step expansion ratio of 1:2, with an entrance length of 30 step heights to the step followed by a length of 60 step heights. Computations were performed at step Reynolds numbers of 6550 and 10,000 for the step without a porous medium and with the medium placed 4.25 and 6.75 step heights downstream of the step. The mesh was developed in ICEM CFD and modeling was done using the Fluent commercial CFD package. The carrier phase turbulence was modeled using the RNG k-epsilon model. The particles were modeled using the discrete phase model with dispersion modeled using stochastic tracking. The boundary conditions are uniform velocity at the inlet, no-slip at the walls, porous jump at the porous medium, and outflow at the outlet. The particle boundary condition is “reflect” at the walls and “trap” at the filter. The numerical results for the no filter case matched experimental results for recirculation zone length and velocity profiles at 3.75 and 6.25 step heights well. The computed velocity profiles at 3.75 step heights do not match experimental profiles for the filter at 4.25 step heights so well, though the results show a profound effect on the recirculation zone length, matching the experiments. Differences are attributed to different velocity profiles at the step. With the medium 6.75 step heights downstream, the effect on the recirculation zone is negligible, again matching experimental results. The discrete phase model tracks injected particles and provides results which are qualitatively similar to the literature. It is observed that particles with lower Stokes number, and thus lower momentum, tend to follow the flow and enter the recirculation zone while particles with higher Stokes number tend to move directly to the porous medium. When the filter is moved downstream to 6.75 step heights, the increased length of the recirculation zone results in more particles entering the recirculation zone. Results for monodispersed and polydispersed particles agree.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Daolong Yang ◽  
Ge Li ◽  
Yanxiang Wang ◽  
Qingkai Wang ◽  
Jianping Li ◽  
...  

The pneumatic conveying focusing on gas-solid two-phase flow plays an important role in a conveying system. Previous work has been conducted in the fields of small particles, where the size was less than 5 mm; however, there are few studies regarding large sizes (>5 mm). In order to predict the horizontal pneumatic conveying of large coal particles, the coupling methods based on the Euler–Lagrange approach and discrete phase model (DPM) have been used for the simulated research. Compared with the experimental results under the same working condition, the particle trajectory obtained by simulation is similar to the particle distribution at the same position in the experiment, and it turns out that the simulation method is feasible for the horizontal pneumatic conveying of large particles. Multifactor simulations are also carried out to analyse the effects of particle size, flow field velocity, solid-gas rate, and pipe diameter on the wall abrasion during horizontal pneumatic conveying, which provides simulation reference and design guide for pneumatic conveying of large particles.


2019 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 106129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wu ◽  
Daoyin Liu ◽  
Dong Zheng ◽  
Jiliang Ma ◽  
Lunbo Duan ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Eugen-Dan Cristea ◽  
Pierangelo Conti

This article describes a CFD engineering application developed to investigate numerically the multiphase, non-isothermal, turbulent flow physics within the suspension preheater of a dry-process rotary cement kiln. The multi–stage cyclone preheater is a counter-current heat exchanger. We used the CFD flow solver ANSYS-Fluent R18.1. to accomplish this task. The hybrid Eulerian multiphase-dense discrete phase model is a coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian technique. The primary carrier-phase is treated as a continuum by solving the Navier-Stokes equations, while the secondary discrete dispersed-phase is solved by tracking the particle parcels through the calculated flow field. The multiphase turbulence of the carrier-phase is modeled using the Reynolds stress transport model. The dispersed-phase interactions are modeled through the specific collisions models provided by the kinetic theory of granular flow and/or discrete element method. The Eulerian multiphase-DDPM method provided a quiet stable solution for a medium/high mass loading (solid to gas mass ratio 0.89:1). The four-stage cyclone suspension preheater is analyzed for its operating performance i.e. overall pressure drop and global collection efficiency of cyclone stages, calcination degree at bottom cyclone stage, flue gas temperature at 1st. cyclone stage and availability to get more insight of very complex multi-phase flow patterns within this equipment. The set of industrial measurements, collected during a heat and mass balance of a dry process rotary cement kiln, were used to verify and to validate part of the simulation results.


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