[HTML][HTML] Progress in CFD simulations of fluidized beds for chemical and energy process engineering

F Alobaid, N Almohammed, MM Farid, J May… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Computational modeling toward full chain of polypropylene production: From molecular to industrial scale

WC Yan, T Dong, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Since polypropylene was synthesized in 1954, tremendous breakthroughs have been
achieved in transferring polypropylene from a discovery in the laboratory to an …

CFD simulations of gas–liquid–solid flow in fluidized bed reactors—A review

H Pan, XZ Chen, XF Liang, LT Zhu, ZH Luo - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Gas–liquid–solid fluidized bed reactors (FBRs) are of considerable importance as proved by
their widespread use and popularity in various industrial processes, which results in …

CFD simulation of fluidized bed reactors for polyolefin production–A review

MJH Khan, MA Hussain, Z Mansourpour… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This literature survey focuses on the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in
various aspects of the fluidized bed reactor. Although fluidized bed reactors are used in …

Theoretical analysis of acoustic and turbulent agglomeration of droplet aerosols

Y Shi, J Wei, W Bai, Z Zhao, OO Ayantobo… - Advanced Powder …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study meticulously explores the agglomeration mechanisms in microscale droplet
aerosols, specifically focusing on acoustic and turbulent agglomeration mechanisms. Our …

Model-based downdraft biomass gasifier operation and design for synthetic gas production

WC Yan, Y Shen, S You, SH Sim, ZH Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, three-phase flow model together with a thermal-equilibrium model was
developed to study the operation of downdraft biomass gasifiers. Gasification experiments …

CFD–DEM modeling of gas–solid flow and catalytic MTO reaction in a fluidized bed reactor

YQ Zhuang, XM Chen, ZH Luo, J Xiao - Computers & chemical engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process is currently being implemented successfully in
fluidized bed reactors (FBRs) in China. Characterizing the gas–solid flow is crucial in …

An open‐source population balance modeling framework for the simulation of polydisperse multiphase flows

R Lehnigk, W Bainbridge, Y Liao, D Lucas… - AIChE …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polydispersity is a challenging feature of many industrial and environmental multiphase
flows, influencing all related transfer and transport processes. Besides their size, the fluid or …

Numerical methods for the solution of population balance equations coupled with computational fluid dynamics

M Shiea, A Buffo, M Vanni… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This review article discusses the solution of population balance equations, for the simulation
of disperse multiphase systems, tightly coupled with computational fluid dynamics. Although …

Experimental and numerical investigation of solid behavior in a gas–solid turbulent fluidized bed

X Gao, C Wu, Y Cheng, L Wang, X Li - Powder technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The solid behavior in a turbulent fluidized bed was studied by combination of experimental
measurements and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Solid fractions were …