A novel CFD-DEM coarse-graining method based on the Voronoi tessellation
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Che, Hanqiao
O'Sullivan, Catherine
Sufian, adnan
Smith, edward
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In unresolved flow CFD-DEM simulations, the porosity values for each CFD cell are determined using a coarse-graining algorithm. While this approach enables coupled simulations of representative numbers of particles, the influence of the porosity local to the particles on the fluid-particle interaction force is not captured. This contribution considers a two-grid coarse-graining method that determines a local porosity for each particle using a radical Voronoi tessellation of the system. A relatively fine, regular point cloud is used to map these local porosity data to the CFD cells. The method is evaluated using two different cases considering both disperse and tightly packed particles. The data show that the method conserves porosity data, is reasonably grid-independent and can generate a relatively smooth porosity field. The new method can more accurately predict the fluid-particle interactive force for polydisperse particle system than alternative methods that have been implemented in unresolved CFD-DEM codes.
Date Issued
2021-05-01
Date Acceptance
2021-02-18
Citation
Powder Technology, 2021, 384, pp.479-493
ISSN
0032-5910
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
479
End Page
493
Journal / Book Title
Powder Technology
Volume
384
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
eCSE08-3
EP/V502354/1
EP/P010393/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Radical Voronoi tessellation
CFD-DEM
Coarse-graining
Fluid-particle interactive force
0904 Chemical Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
0914 Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Chemical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-02-19