| Title: | Analysis of gas flow distribution in a fluidized bed using two-fluid model with kinetic theory of granular flow and coupled CFD-DEM: a numerical study |
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| Authors: | ID Založnik, Matija (Author)
ID Zadravec, Matej (Author) |
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| Files: |  68f8dcf8c3c73_(1).pdf (2,16 MB)
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 https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/analysis-of-gas-flow-distribution-in-a-fluidized-bed-using-two-fluid-model-with-kinetic-theory-of-granular-flow-and-coupled-cfd-dem-a-numerical-study/
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
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| Abstract: | Fluidized bed systems are widely used in chemical and process engineering due to their excellent heat and mass transfer properties. Numerical modeling plays a crucial role in understanding and optimizing these systems, with the two-fluid model enhanced by the kinetic theory of granular flow (TFM-KTGF) and the coupled computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method (CFD-DEM) emerging as leading techniques. This study employs both models to simulate gas-solid interactions and evaluates their performance using a benchmark single-spout fluidized bed case validated against experimental data. Subsequently, the influence of particle presence on gas flow distribution through a non-uniform distribution plate is analyzed. The results show that the common assumption of proportional flow distribution based on the opening area fraction is inaccurate, particularly in the presence of particles. Both numerical models capture this behavior, with TFM-KTGF showing trends comparable to the coupled CFD-DEM approach but at significantly reduced computational cost. The findings highlight the importance of accounting for particle dynamics in distribution plate design and promote the TFM-KTGF approach as a promising alternative for large-scale simulations. |
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| Keywords: | fluidized bed, distribution plate, two-fluid model with kinetic theory of granular flow, coupled CFD-DEM, flow distribution |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 23.04.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 24.09.2025 |
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| Publisher: | Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za strojništvo |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 349-356 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 71, no. 9/10 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96191  |
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| UDC: | 519.6:004.94 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2536-3948 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 260403459 |
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| DOI: | 10.5545/sv-jme.2025.1365 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 09.12.2025 |
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| Views: | 121 |
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| Downloads: | 16 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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