화학공학소재연구정보센터
Particulate Science and Technology, Vol.26, No.6, 529-550, 2008
Numerical Simulation of Particle Saltation Process
A numerical model for simulation of particle single-step saltation was developed. The model includes drag force, shear lift force, rotational lift force, buoyancy force, added mass force, and torque. The governing equations were solved using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme. The model was calibrated and verified using the experimental data. The computational results include particle trajectory, longitudinal velocity of particle and flow, relative velocity of particle and flow, dimensionless drag, and lift forces along the trajectory. Sensivity analysis was performed to determine the influence of various parameters. Saltation characteristics were also calculated for various Reynolds numbers in the range of 2.5 to 7.7. It was found that very close to the bed, drag force decreases as Reynolds number increases. An increase of about three times the Reynolds number has a decreasing effect of three times and two times on the drag and lift force, respectively. The influence of Reynolds number increase on the falling phase was less than that on the rising phase.