Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Volume 185, Issue -, Pages 222-230Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.04.020
Keywords
Particle self-diffusion; Effective thermal diffusivity; Vibrated granular bed; Lewis number
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, R.O.C. [MOST 106-2221-E-008 -053 -MY3, MOST 106-2811-E-008-015]
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We report the results of an experimental study on the thermal-diffusion mechanisms of particles with fluctuant motion in a dry granular system. Granular beds with different intensities of particle self-diffusion were produced by exerting vertical vibration-driving forces of different strengths. The effective thermal diffusivity, alpha(e), was determined by solving the inverse transient heat conduction problem. The self-diffusion coefficient in the vertical direction, D-yy, was calculated to describe the diffusive motions of the particles in the bed. The dimensionless Lewis number, Le, was calculated to investigate the relationship between mass diffusion and thermal diffusion. First, we demonstrated that mass diffusion increased the thermal-diffusive behavior of the dry granular system. Second, we identified a positive linear correlation with the specific slope S-alpha d between alpha(e) and D-yy. In particular, the value of S-alpha d represents a characteristic of the granular system related to the relationship between thermal diffusivity and the mass diffusivity; this means that Le may approach the value of S-alpha d if the intensity of particle self-diffusion in the bed is sufficiently strong. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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