期刊
FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION
卷 82, 期 1, 页码 47-71出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-008-9173-z
关键词
Turbulence; Particle-laden flow; Large-eddy simulation; Channel flow; Inelastic collisions; Coherent structures; Four-way coupling; Turbulence modulation
资金
- Stichting Nationale Computerfaciliteiten
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Dutch foundation for fundamental research of matter
- Institute for Mechanics
- Process-engineering and Control Twente (IMPACT)
Large-eddy simulations (LES) of a vertical turbulent channel flow laden with a very large number of solid particles are performed. The motivation for this research is to get insight into fundamental aspects of co-current turbulent gas-particle flows, as encountered in riser reactors. The particle volume fraction equals about 1.3%, which is relatively high in the context of modern LES of two-phase flows. The channel flow simulations are based on large-eddy approximations of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations in a porous medium. The Euler-Lagrangian method is adopted, which means that for each individual particle an equation of motion is solved. The method incorporates four-way coupling, i.e., both the particle-fluid and particle-particle interactions are taken into account. The results are compared to single-phase channel flow in order to investigate the effect of the particles on turbulent statistics. The present results show that due to particle-fluid interactions the mean fluid profile is flattened and the boundary layer is thinner. Compared to single-phase turbulent flow, the streamwise turbulence intensity of the gas phase is increased, while the normal and spanwise turbulence intensities are reduced. This finding is generally consistent with existing experimental data. The four-way coupled simulations are also compared with two-way coupled simulations, in which the inelastic collisions between particles are neglected. The latter comparison clearly demonstrates that the collisions have a large influence on the main statistics of both phases. In addition, the four-way coupled simulations contain stronger coherent particle structures. It is thus essential to include the particle-particle interactions in numerical simulations of two-phase flow with volume fractions around one percent.
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