Long Yu, Dongdong Pang*, Minmin She, Hongwei Qiu, Ping Cao, Xiongwei You
FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.20, No.8, pp. 1823-1846, 2024, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2024.048093
- 06 August 2024
Abstract In this study, the motion of wet particles in the drying unit of a vertical powder dryer is investigated by using a Discrete element method (DEM) coupled with a liquid bridge force. In particular, by varying parameters such as the particle mass flow rates, the superficial gas velocities, and superficial gas temperatures, the influence of the moisture content on the flow behavior is examined. The results show that when the moisture content increases, the mean particle velocity decreases while the bed mean solid “holdup” and the mean residence time (MRT) of particles grow. It is More >
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