Evaluation of hydrodynamic behavior of urea granules in a pseudo-2D fluidized bed using drag models and comparison with PIV technique

• Main Authors: Zhalehrajabi, E., Lau, K.K., Hagemeier, T., Idris, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131404142&doi=10.1016%2fj.powtec.2022.117578&partnerID=40&md5=0ca9cda28a7d04e90c2b23911609d4b3; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33374/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

The urea fluidized bed hydrodynamics were simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) vs. image processing technique. To identify the suitable model, sensitivity analyses on time step, number of nodes, and drag force coefficient were performed, and accordingly, Gidaspow and Syamlal�O�Brien...