Investigation on hydrodynamics of gas fluidized bed with bubble size distribution using Energy Minimization Multi Scale (EMMS) mixture model

A. Ullah; I. Jamil; S.S.J. Gillani; A. Hamid; K. Sanaullah

doi:10.15282/jmes.12.1.2018.12.0306

Authors

A. Ullah Department of Chemical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
I. Jamil Department of Chemical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
S.S.J. Gillani Department of Chemical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
A. Hamid Department of Chemical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
K. Sanaullah Department of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.12.1.2018.12.0306

Keywords:

EMMS; CFD; turbulent bed; fluidization; multiphase.

Abstract

Modeling of fluidized beds with special focus on mesoscale structures has become prominent area of research in recent years. These efforts have focused on incorporating the effects of bubbles and clusters on the bed hydrodynamics. To account for the effects of these mesoscale bubbles on hydrodynamics of gas fluidized beds, appropriate subgrid models are required. Energy Minimization Multiscale Modeling (EMMS) is one of the promising approaches available to this end. Present work focuses on development of an EMMS modeling approach where a bubble size distribution has been considered. In this work, bubble based EMMS mixture model developed earlier by same team has been modified. To consider the distribution, user defined values of minimum (d_b,_min) and maximum diameter (d_b,_max) are specified. As a first test case, a uniform bubble size distribution was followed. Due to the distribution, drag force was considered to comprise of contribution from each size group. The mathematical form of the objective function describing the energy for suspension and transport has not been altered. The heterogeneity index (H_d) from this new drag modification is used for simulation of turbulent fluidized beds with particles from Group A and B. It is shown in present work that this current EMMS model is capable of capturing major hydrodynamic features of fluidized beds.

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