Research Article

CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli

Table 4


Controlled variablesCFD results
Reynolds number (Re = dH)Rotational speed (rpm)Eccentricity (%)Particle input concentration (%)Particle size (mm)Pressure gradient (Pa/m)Maximum bed concentration near bottom wall (%)

40000StationaryConcentric50.05766.96658.12
70000StationaryConcentric50.05848.72422.09
100000StationaryConcentric50.051120.2912.38
200000StationaryConcentric50.053126.427.49
40000StationaryConcentric200.05767.13458.14
70000StationaryConcentric200.05848.55722.04
100000StationaryConcentric200.051120.2912.36
200000StationaryConcentric200.053118.217.47
40000StationaryConcentric50.1767.67458
70000StationaryConcentric50.1837.642.1
100000StationaryConcentric50.11112.2625.91
200000StationaryConcentric50.13120.3110.15
40000StationaryConcentric200.1761.90252.73
70000StationaryConcentric200.1837.16642.15
100000StationaryConcentric200.11111.4126.02
200000StationaryConcentric200.13129.5510.16
40000StationaryConcentric50.005759.9685.27
70000StationaryConcentric50.005848.8625.14
100000StationaryConcentric50.0051121.325.1
200000StationaryConcentric50.0053143.085.06
40000StationaryConcentric200.005759.9245.27
70000StationaryConcentric200.005848.8715.14
100000StationaryConcentric200.0051121.65.1
200000StationaryConcentric200.0053119.515.06
40000150Concentric50.05812.23257.79
70000150Concentric50.05888.33421.84
100000150Concentric50.051162.9812.33
200000150Concentric50.053151.977.48
40000150Concentric200.05812.26557.74
70000150Concentric200.05888.18921.65
100000150Concentric200.051162.5212.32
200000150Concentric200.053151.467.47
40000150Concentric50.1808.94653.66
70000150Concentric50.1886.41441.42
100000150Concentric50.11155.5325.81
200000150Concentric50.13160.5810.17
40000150Concentric200.1810.8551.43
70000150Concentric200.1886.05141.47
100000150Concentric200.11156.0625.85
200000150Concentric200.13149.810.16
40000150Concentric50.005799.9785.27
70000150Concentric50.005882.5855.14
100000150Concentric50.0051162.345.1
200000150Concentric50.0053166.045.06
40000150Concentric200.005799.9095.27
70000150Concentric200.005882.9535.14
100000150Concentric200.0051162.385.1
200000150Concentric200.0053146.695.06
85000Stationary5050.051042.1233.71
100000Stationary5050.051198.2326.03
200000Stationary5050.053255.599.96
300000Stationary5050.056848.147.76
85000Stationary50200.051055.633.46
100000Stationary50200.051206.2824.9
200000Stationary50200.053278.319.9
300000Stationary50200.056693.657.78
85000Stationary5050.11011.0326.39
100000Stationary5050.11263.4523.56
200000Stationary5050.13170.899.91
300000Stationary5050.16479.876.83
85000Stationary50200.11016.6430.3
100000Stationary50200.11179.1623.6
200000Stationary50200.13180.3310.62
300000Stationary50200.16636.227.2
85000Stationary5050.0051036.055.35
100000Stationary5050.0051192.555.3
200000Stationary5050.0053184.095.15
300000Stationary5050.0056544.095.1
85000Stationary50200.0051035.735.36
100000Stationary50200.0051195.775.3
200000Stationary50200.0053186.635.15
300000Stationary50200.0056519.475.1
850001505050.051095.7732.5
1000001505050.051259.5524.06
2000001505050.053342.2310.21
3000001505050.056794.47.72
8500015050200.051096.9329.37
10000015050200.051277.4922.62
20000015050200.053352.929.85
30000015050200.056849.017.55
850001505050.11075.2425.28
1000001505050.11226.0424.57
2000001505050.13196.139.8
3000001505050.16533.216.94
8500015050200.11071.5725.25
10000015050200.11244.6922.86
20000015050200.13216.810.19
30000015050200.16656.047.32
850001505050.0051092.885.35
1000001505050.0051257.265.29
2000001505050.0053246.635.15
3000001505050.0056567.775.1
8500015050200.0051091.975.35
10000015050200.0051261.215.29
20000015050200.0053243.025.15
30000015050200.0056561.635.1