R. Henda1, W. Quesnel2, Z. Saghir3
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.4, No.4, pp. 237-244, 2008, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2008.004.237
Abstract The transient thermal behavior of a two-dimensional circulating porous bed is analytically investigated. A one-energy equation model, representing both the gas and solid phases via a unified temperature, is employed to describe the thermal behavior of the circulating bed. The latter is essentially a tube and shell heat exchanger commonly used in technologically important applications. The model equation is transformed into a simpler set of partial differential equations using an analytical procedure. The analytical solution, based on the method of separation of variables and the principle of superposition, is formulated for the calculation of the More >