ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The expansion behavior and structural phenomena of fluid-particle systems was simulated using a method analogous to the Monte Carlo method for molecular systems. Individual particles are moved, and the resulting moves are accepted or declined based on the change in the system's potential energy and the average kinetic energy of the system. Several fluid-particle systems have been successfully predicted with the model including colloidal particle concentration profiles and random packing of uniform spheres. Additionally, predictions of steady-state fluidized-bed expansion characteristics for uniformly sized stainless-steel spheres and narrowly distributed nickel and glass spheres show excellent agreement with the theoretical model used in the simulation and satisfactory agreement with experimental data. Dynamic expansion predictions of both bed height and overall bed structure as a function of time also agree with the experimental data.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690420307
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