DEM Study of Wet Cohesive Particles in the Presence of Liquid Bridges in a Gas Fluidized Bed

Table 1

Parameters applied in the simulation.

Variable	Value	Unit
Bed
Dimensions along 𝑥, 𝑦, and 𝑧	44×10×120	mm
Cells along 𝑥, 𝑦, and 𝑧	12×3×24	—
Superficial gas velocity, 𝑈	0.6, 0.9	m·s^−1
Particle
Number of particles	9240	—
Particle diameter, 𝑑𝑝	1.2	mm
Particle density, 𝜌𝑝	1000	kg·m^−3
Coefficient of restitution, 𝑒	0.97	—
Coefficient of sliding friction, 𝜇𝑠	0.10	—
Normal spring stiffness, 𝑘𝑛	800	N·m^−1
Tangential spring stiffness, 𝑘𝑡	229	N·m^−1
Gas
Gas shear viscosity, 𝜇𝑔	1.8×10^−5	Pa·s
Liquid
Relative liquid volume, 𝑉^∗lb	0.001%, 0.01%, 0.1%	—