Analysis of Particle Behavior inside the Classifier of a Raymond Bowl Mill While Co-Milling Woody Biomass with Coal
Researchers from BYU utilized CPFD to present a novel analysis of woody biomass and coal particle mixing inside a classifier.
Application of the MP-PIC Method for Predicting Pneumatic Conveying Characteristics of Dilute Phase Flows
This study by researchers at the University College of Southeast Norway and Tel-Tek investigates the applicability of the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method for predicting pneumatic conveying characteristics.
Experimental and CPFD Numerical Study on Hopper Discharge
This study by researchers from the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Coal Gasification investigated the applicability of the CPFD) numerical scheme for simulating flows in a 3-D hopper.
CPFD Numerical Study of Impact Dryer Performance
Bigda, from the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (IChPW), Poland, presents CPFD numerical studies of the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flow and the drying process using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
CFD simulations for Prediction of Scaling Effects in Pharmaceutical Fluidized Bed Processors at Three Scales
Experimental operation of three fluidized bed processors is compared with CFD simulation results by Parker, Williams, and Thibault, CPFD Software, and LaMarche, Chen, and Stamato, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Advanced Computational Modeling of Proppant Settling in Water Fractures for Shale Gas Production
This paper by Kuochen Tsai, Ernesto Rafael Fonseca, Sujatha Degaleesan, and Ed Lake from Shell shows advances in the numerical simulation of proppant transport in hydraulically stimulated fractures for oil and gas production.
A Model for Collisional Exchange in Gas/Liquid/Solid Fluidized Beds
A new model is presented by O’Rourke, Zhao, and Snider for numerical simulations of collisional transfer of mass, momentum and energy in gas/liquid/solid fluidized beds.
Three Fundamental Granular Flow Experiments and CPFD Predictions
In this paper by Dale M. Snider, granular flow of three granular flow experiments is predicted by a CPFD numerical scheme in three dimension using the true particle size distribution.