scholarly journals Simulation of a continuous fluidised bed dryer for shelled corn

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Juan Alonso ◽  
Apolinar Picado
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Energy Balances ◽  
Solid Temperature

In this study, a mathematical model to simulate the drying of shelled corn in a continuous plug-flow fluidised bed dryer is presented. Equipment and material models were applied to describe the process. The equipment model was based on the differential equations obtained by applying mass and energy balances to each element of the dryer. In the case of the material model, mass and heat transfer rates in a single isolated particle were considered. Calculation results were verified by comparison with experimental data from the literature. There was a very good agreement between experimental data and simulation. The effects of gas temperature and velocity, particle diameter, dry solid flow and solid temperature on the drying process were investigated. It was found that the changes in gas velocity, dry solids flow and the solid temperature had essentially no effect on the drying process.

scholarly journals Simulation of a continuous plug-flow fluidised bed dryer for rough rice

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Apolinar Picado ◽  
Rafael Gamero
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Data ◽  
Transport Coefficients ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Rough Rice ◽  
Mass And Heat Transfer ◽  
Solid Temperature

In this study, a mathematical model to simulate the drying of rough rice in a continuous plug-flow fluidised bed dryer ispresented. Equipment and material models were applied to describe the process. The equipment model was based on thedifferential equations obtained by applying mass and energy balances to each element of the dryer. Concerning the materialmodel, mass and heat transfer rates in a single isolated particle were considered. Mass and heat transfer within the particles wasdescribed by analytical solutions with constant effective transport coefficients. To simulate the dryer, the material model wasimplemented in the equipment model in order to describe the whole process. Calculation results were verified by comparisonwith experimental data from the literature. There was very good agreement between experimental data and simulation. Theeffects of gas temperature and velocity, particle diameter, dry solid flow and solid temperature on the drying process wereinvestigated. It was found that the changes in gas velocity, dry solids flow and solid temperature had essentially no effect ondrying behaviour.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/nexo.v27i2.1947

Exergetic performance assessment of plug flow fluidised bed drying process of rough rice

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Khanali ◽  
Mortaza Aghbashlo ◽  
Shahin Rafiee ◽  
Ali Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Fluidised Bed ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Rough Rice

Diagnostics of metal samples using the results of experimental and theoretical study of positively charged microparticles formed upon sample destruction

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
D. A. Golentsov ◽  
A. G. Gulin ◽  
Vladimir A. Likhter ◽  
K. E. Ulybyshev
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Total Charge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Using Data

Destruction of bodies is accompanied by formation of both large and microscopic fragments. Numerous experiments on the rupture of different samples show that those fragments carry a positive electric charge. his phenomenon is of interest from the viewpoint of its potential application to contactless diagnostics of the early stage of destruction of the elements in various technical devices. However, the lack of understanding the nature of this phenomenon restricts the possibility of its practical applications. Experimental studies were carried out using an apparatus that allowed direct measurements of the total charge of the microparticles formed upon sample rupture and determination of their size and quantity. The results of rupture tests of duralumin and electrical steel showed that the size of microparticles is several tens of microns, the particle charge per particle is on the order of 10–14 C, and their amount can be estimated as the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the sample at the point of discontinuity to the square of the microparticle size. A model of charge formation on the microparticles is developed proceeding from the experimental data and current concept of the electron gas in metals. The model makes it possible to determine the charge of the microparticle using data on the particle size and mechanical and electrical properties of the material. Model estimates of the total charge of particles show order-of-magnitude agreement with the experimental data.

Refined thermal calculation of the locomotive heat engine collector

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
P.V. Gubarev ◽  
D.V. Glazunov ◽  
V.G. Ruban ◽  
A.S. Shapshal
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Electric Motor ◽  
Heat Balance ◽  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Heat Engine ◽  
Thermal Calculation ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Cooling Air ◽  
The Heat Balance ◽  
Traction Electric Motor

The thermal calculation of the locomotive traction engine collector is proposed. The equations of the heat balance of its elements are obtained taking into account the cooling air. The calculation results and experimental data of thermal imaging control are presented. Keywords: traction electric motor, collector, thermal calculation, thermal imaging control. [email protected]

Tests on Mechanical Properties and Anti-Penetration Performance of Steel-Fiber Reactive Powder Concrete

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 1761-1765
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Chun Ming Song ◽  
Song Lin Yue
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Steel Fiber ◽  
Reactive Powder Concrete ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Reactive Powder ◽  
Penetration Tests

In order to get mechanical properties ,some RPC samples with 5% steel fiber are tested, many groups data were obtained such as compressive strength, shear strength and fracture toughness. And a group of tests on RPC with 5% steel-fiber under penetration were also conducted to validate the performance to impact. The penetration tests are carried out by the semi-AP projectiles with the diameter of 57 mm and earth penetrators with the diameter of 80 mm, and velocities of the two kinds of projectiles are 300～600 m/s and 800～900 m/s, respectively. By contrast between the experimental data and the calculation results of C30 reinforced concrete by using experiential formula under penetration, it shows that the resistance of steel-fiber RPC to penetration is 3 times as that of general C30 reinforced concrete.

A Spray-Droplet Model for Diesel Combustion

1969 ◽  
Vol 184 (10) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Shipinski ◽  
P. S. Myers ◽  
O. A. Uyehara
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Single Droplet ◽  
Burning Rates ◽  
Burning Model ◽  
The One

A spray-burning model (based on single-droplet theory) for heat release in a diesel engine is presented. Comparison of computations using this model and experimental data from an operating diesel engine indicate that heat release rates are not adequately represented by single-droplet burning rates. A new concept is proposed, i.e. a burning coefficient for a fuel spray. Comparisons between computations and experimental data indicate that the numerical value of this coefficient is nearly independent of engine speed and combustion-chamber pressure. However, the instantaneous value of the spray burning coefficient is approximately proportional to the instantaneous mass-averaged cylinder gas temperature to the one-third power.

scholarly journals Mathematical modeling and determination of thermodynamic properties of jabuticaba peel during the drying process

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian F. Costa ◽  
Paulo C. Corrêa ◽  
Jaime D. B. Vanegas ◽  
Fernanda M. Baptestini ◽  
Renata C. Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Drying Temperature ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Nutritional Qualities ◽  
Forced Air ◽  
Air Circulation ◽  
Best Fit

ABSTRACT Jabuticaba is a fruit native of Brazil and, besides containing many nutritional qualities, it also has a good field for use in products such as flour for cakes and biscuits, juice, liqueur, jelly and others. This study aimed to model the drying kinetics and determine the thermodynamic properties of jabuticaba peel at different drying air temperatures. Ripe fruits of jabuticaba (Myrciaria jaboticaba) were collected and pulped manually. Drying was carried out in a forced-air circulation oven with a flow of 5.6 m s-1 at temperatures of 40, 50, 60 and 70 °C. Six mathematical models commonly used to represent the drying process of agricultural products were fitted to the experimental data. The Arrhenius model was used to represent the drying constant as a function of temperature. The Midilli model showed the best fit to the experimental data of drying. The drying constant increased with the increment in drying temperature and promoted an activation energy of 37.29 kJ mol-1. Enthalpy and Gibbs free energy decreased with the increase in drying temperature, while entropy decreased and was negative.

scholarly journals Simulation of olive pits pyrolysis in a rotary kiln plant

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enzo Benanti ◽  
Cesare Freda ◽  
Vincenzo Lorefice ◽  
Giacobbe Braccio ◽  
Vinod Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Temperature Profile ◽  
Rotary Kiln ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Flow Reactor ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Pyrolysis Process ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Main Component

This work deals with the simulation of an olive pits fed rotary kiln pyrolysis plant installed in Southern Italy. The pyrolysis process was simulated by commercial software CHEMCAD. The main component of the plant, the pyrolyzer, was modelled by a Plug Flow Reactor in accordance to the kinetic laws. Products distribution and the temperature profile was calculated along reactor's axis. Simulation results have been found to fit well the experimental data of pyrolysis. Moreover, sensitivity analyses were executed to investigate the effect of biomass moisture on the pyrolysis process.

Analysis of the Vortex Series Around Tabs in the Bent Marine Exhaust Ejector

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aoyu Ren ◽  
Hai’ou Sun ◽  
Zhongyi Wang ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Streamwise Vortex ◽  
Streamwise Vorticity ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Swirl Angle ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Inlet Swirl ◽  
Hybrid Grid ◽  
Tube Exit

In order to facilitate the application of special structural ejectors, which improve the ability of pumping the secondary flow without additional power consumption, reducing the flue gas temperature at the export and enhancing the ship viability under the threat of infrared guided weapons, this paper regardes the 90 ° bend tabs ejector as the research object according to the actual situation of our country’s ships, focuses on the inner effect of the existence of tabs on the flow field in the bent channel, and mainly revealed the transformation of the vortex around the tabs, for providing an explanation to a certain extent about how the tabs affect the macro performance of ejector. With ANSYS software, ring 8 equilateral triangles tabs were designed with 120 ° wall surface mounting angle. With adjusting the blocking ratio of the main outlet area based on the similar zoom, setting inlet swirl angle, and building a hybrid grid to compute, the vortex structure distribution and the development around tabs were observed. The maximum vorticity of vortex at different distances in the mixing tube to the mix tube exit had been calculated to reflect the change of vortex intensity. The final results show that although the streamwise vortices are still located in an axial symmetrical distribution, the swirl angle leads to an uneven distribution of the flow on both sides of a single tab. The inlet swirl angle can make the symmetry of the steamwise vortex vaguer, but the effect of the convection to the vortex is enhanced. The blocking area ratio of the nozzle cross-sectional surface has a large effect on the vorticity of the streamwise vortex. The calculation results show that the larger the blocking area is, the greater the vorticity of streamwise vortex is, which also shows that when the tab shape is fixed, the tab surface area will increase the streamwise vorticity. Through the above research, the shape and the change of the streamwise vortex generated by the tabs in the bent ejector are clearly demonstrated, which can be a reference for the design of high performance bent ejector.

scholarly journals Kinetics study on non-isothermal thermochemical liquefaction of corncobs in ethanol-water solution: Effect of ethanol concentration

2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 09005
Author(s):  
Bregas Siswahjono Tatag Sembodo ◽  
Hary Sulistyo ◽  
Wahyudi Budi Sediawan ◽  
Mohammad Fahrurrozi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Kinetic Models ◽  
Ethanol Concentration ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Gaseous Products ◽  
Bio Oil ◽  
Volatile Products ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Oil Gas

Corncobs are potentially processed into bio-oil through thermochemical liquefaction processes. It is difficult to construct kinetics models based on the compounds involved in the reaction. It would be made four kinetic models based on four reaction products, i.e., solids, bio-oil, gas and volatile products. The purposes of the study were to seek kinetics model of thermochemical liquefaction of corncobs in ethanol-water solution and to study the effect of ethanol concentration. The experiment of liquefaction processes of corncobs in ethanol-water solution using sodium carbonate catalyst was performed in the 150 ml autoclave equipped with a magnetic stirrer in the temperature up to 280°C. Four kinetic models were applied to predict the yield of four reaction product lumps. The calculation results were compared to the experimental data. Compared to the others, model 4 was the most realistic and closely matching to the experimental data. In model 4 the reaction mechanism was assumed that biomass (corncobs) first decomposed into bio-oil, followed by decomposition of bio-oil into volatile products reversibly and, finally, volatile products decomposed into gaseous products. The yield of bio-oil increased from 42.05% to 54.93% by increasing to ethanol concentration of 0% to 40%.

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