Numerical simulation of fluid bed drying based on two-fluid model and experimental validation

A mathematical model for batch drying based on the Eulerian two-fluid models was developed. The two-dimensional, axis-symmetrical cylindrical equations for both phases were solved numerically. The governing equations were discretized using a finite volume method with local grid refinement near the wall and inlet port. The effects of parameters such as inlet gas velocity and inlet gas temperature on the moisture content, temperature of solid and gas at the outlet are shown. This data from the model was compared with that obtained from experiments with a fluidized bed and found to be in reasonably good agreement. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.