Gas-solid fluidized beds have drawn the attention of engineers and researchers as an
effective technology for a large variety of applications, and numerical simulations can play …

With increasing the computational resources, the number of publications about coupled
computational fluid dynamics–discrete element method is in the rise in the recent years. This …

Wet particle drying process is complex due to the change of particle moisture, which has big
effect on the gas–solid properties, flow dynamics and mass and heat transfer behavior. In …

Abstract A coupled CFD-DEM and Monte Carlo approach was developed to investigate
coating properties in a Wurster fluidized bed by considering gas flow, particle motion, droplet …

During the coating process of medicines, premature drying of the spray droplets may cause
losses, as the droplets do not stick to the product. This work addresses two mechanisms that …

Unresolved and semi-resolved CFD-DEM coupling are frequently used for modeling
particulate flows due to their high efficiency and satisfying accuracy. The grid size (in …

Abstract Cycle Time Distribution (CTD) plays a critical role for determining uniformity of
particle coating in spray fluidized beds. However, the CTD is influenced by both geometrical …

Although numerical models such as the computational fluid dynamics–discrete element
method (CFD–DEM) have enabled the accurate simulation of laboratory-scale apparatuses …

Drying of wet granules in a fluidized bed dryer is an important part of the pharmaceutical
tablet manufacturing process. Complicated gas-solid flow patterns appear in the fluidized …

Abstract The Discrete Element Method (DEM) is commonly used for modeling the flow of
particulate materials. Unfortunately, such detailed simulations are computationally very …