Computational fluid dynamic simulation of packed bed drying process: impact of particle properties, drying conditions, and lateral edge heating modes on drying kinetics

International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration - Tập 32 Số 1
Thi Thu Hang Tran1, Kieu Hiep Le1
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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AbstractIn this work, a two-dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model is developed to describe the drying process of a packed bed made of spherical particles. The volumetrical evaporation rate inside the bed is computed from the pressure difference between the particle surface and the airflow. By using the thermal equilibrium assumption, the heat conservation equation is derived. The CFD model is solved in the COMSOL Multiphysics environment. The obtained results indicate remarkable maldistributions of temperature and moisture content. These maldistributions can be explained by the impact of lateral edges on thermo-hydraulic behavior. Additionally, the impact of particle diameter, air velocity, and bed width on the spatial-temporal moisture content and temperature distribution is investigated. It shows that the CFD model can be simplified to the receding front drying model for a bed made of small particles. Furthermore, by changing the thermal boundary conditions at the lateral edges, the influence of the heating mode at the lateral edges on the drying behavior is explored. The results indicate that contact heating at the bed wall can help to accelerate the drying process significantly.

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