Introduction to the fundamentals of macroscopic single- and two-phase particulate flows. It should be noted that the lecture focuses on the derivation of analytical expression to explain various phenomena occurring in those systems.
Learning objective
This course shall provide the students with a deep understanding of the underlying physics of two-phase particulate flows and phenomena occurring in such systems. An introduction to scale-up and reactive flows is included.
Content
First, different approaches to characterize granular systems are presented. This is followed by a detailed discussion of phenomena occurring in practical single- and two-phase particulate systems/reactors, e.g. rotating cylinders, vibrated beds or gas-fluidized beds. In addition the influence of fluid dynamics on chemical reactions occurring in gas-solid fluidized beds are discussed. Subsequently, basic approaches to model such systems are provided.
Conclusion - The course covers the following topics: Characterization of particulate systems. Forces acting on particulate systems. Basics of single-phase particulate reactors, e.g. vibrated beds or rotating kilns. Basics of two-phase particulate reactors, e.g. fixed and fluidized beds. Reactive two-phase particulate systems. General modeling approaches for single- and two-phase particulate systems/reactors.
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Literature
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Performance assessment
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