International Journal of Chemical Engineering

Research Article

CFD-PBM Coupled Simulation of Liquid-Liquid Dispersions in Spray Fluidized Bed Extractor: Comparison of Three Numerical Methods

Table 1

The numerical methods for PBM equations.
MethodBasic equationResultAdvantageDisadvantage
CMAccurate size distributionEasy applicationHigh computational cost
MOMMoments and mean sizeLow computational costNonclosed equation set
SMMMoments and mean sizeLow computational costNonclosed equation set
QMOMMoments and rough size distributionClosed equation set and low computational cost–
DQMOMMoments and rough size distributionClosed equation set and low computational costComplex source term
FPQMOMMoments and rough size distributionLow computational cost and relatively accurate distributionComplex source term