Particulate Science and Technology, Vol.12, No.3, 271-280, 1994
THE CALCULATION OF PARTICLE DEPOSITION FROM A TURBULENT-FLOW IN A PARALLEL VERTICAL PLATE
The formation of ash deposits may cause slagging and fouling problems in furnaces. The difficulties of predicting particle depositions are caused by the complexity of two-phase flow, which includes the particle size effects in a turbulent flow and the interparticle force between particles. Although some models were proposed to predict the particle deposition, few attempts were made for larger particles in the region of the dimensionless relaxation time (tau(+)) greater than 20. Thus, a reliable deposition model experimental results are needed for model verification. In this study, the modified turbulent intensity and apparent turbulent viscosity of the fluid were used to describe particles in suspension flow. And, an isothermal flow model was developed for calculating particle deposition rate in a parallel vertical plate, and for comparison with the experimental data. The predicted particle deposition rates under selected conditions are found to be in good qualitative agreement with available experimental results.