Eulerian simulation of gas–solid flows with particles of Geldart groups A, B and D using EMMS-based meso-scale model

In gas–solid riser flows, meso-scale structures affect the overall performance significantly. The two-fluid model (TFM) with structure-dependent EMMS (energy-minimization multi-scale) drag coefficient has proved to allow grid-independent solutions of the effect of meso-scale structures, and succeeded in predicting riser flows with the Geldart A particles (Lu et al., 2009, Chem. Eng. Sci., 64: 3427–3447). In this paper, to investigate the effects of particle properties on these meso-scale structures, for all particle types, two-fluid modeling with and without consideration of meso-scale structures were performed and compared. Generally, the modeling with EMMS drag coefficient shows better results than without considering meso-scale structures, but their discrepancy decays with the Archimedes number.

► Validation of the EMMS-based multiscale CFD extends to particles of Geldart groups A, B and D. ► For all particles, prediction of the multiscale CFD is almost grid-independent. ► The effect of flow structures decays with the Archimedes number.