Research Article

DSMC Prediction of Particle Behavior in Gas-Particle Two-Phase Impinging Streams

Table 2

Conditions and parameters used in simulation.

ParameterValue

Size of computational domain
 Distance between nozzles, 400 mm
 Nozzle diameter, 42 mm
Calculating parameter [19]
 Restitution coefficient, 0.9
 Friction coefficient, 0.2
 Gas time step,  s
 Particle spray anglea
Initial condition for inletb
 Particle inlet velocity20 m/s
 Particle density2450 kg/m3
 Particle average diameter200 μm
 Gas typeAir
 Gas inlet velocity25 m/s
 Gas density1.2 kg/m3
 Inlet particle mass flow rate
 (single nozzle),
0.01, 0.02, 0.027, 0.035, 0.04, 0.045, 0.05, 0.054, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.1, 0.11, 0.12, 0.14, 0.16, 0.18, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1 kg/s
Initial condition for outlet
 Pressure101325 Pa

To reduce the effect of dispersion on the particle behavior, the particle spray angle is set to 0°.
bThe gas-solid two-phase flow is fully developed at the outlet of nozzle.