Zirui Xia , Minglei Shi , Quan Zou , Nan Gui , Xingtuan Yang , Jiyuan Tu , Shengyao Jiang
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Abstract
Voidage (porosity or void fraction) in packed particles (or pebbles) is of fundamental importance in calculating the pressure drop, obtaining the drag, predicting the bed permeability, estimating the neutron streaming, etc. For the case when particles are deformed, a method of voidage correction during the packing state is proposed using a Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation of 3D pebble flow inside a bed of cycloidal base. A function to evaluate the remaining volume of a pebble intercepted by horizontal and vertical planes is proposed for voidage calculation. After that, the process of solving voidage distribution is provided in detail. Using this method, the voidage inside the cycloidal-base pebble bed is obtained to refer to reported similar data for validation. This method can be potentially used for dynamical voidage calculation in CFD-DEM simulation which can get suitable voidage distribution after the correction.
期刊介绍:
The word ‘particuology’ was coined to parallel the discipline for the science and technology of particles.
Particuology is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes frontier research articles and critical reviews on the discovery, formulation and engineering of particulate materials, processes and systems. It especially welcomes contributions utilising advanced theoretical, modelling and measurement methods to enable the discovery and creation of new particulate materials, and the manufacturing of functional particulate-based products, such as sensors.
Papers are handled by Thematic Editors who oversee contributions from specific subject fields. These fields are classified into: Particle Synthesis and Modification; Particle Characterization and Measurement; Granular Systems and Bulk Solids Technology; Fluidization and Particle-Fluid Systems; Aerosols; and Applications of Particle Technology.
Key topics concerning the creation and processing of particulates include:
-Modelling and simulation of particle formation, collective behaviour of particles and systems for particle production over a broad spectrum of length scales
-Mining of experimental data for particle synthesis and surface properties to facilitate the creation of new materials and processes
-Particle design and preparation including controlled response and sensing functionalities in formation, delivery systems and biological systems, etc.
-Experimental and computational methods for visualization and analysis of particulate system.
These topics are broadly relevant to the production of materials, pharmaceuticals and food, and to the conversion of energy resources to fuels and protection of the environment.