TY - JOUR
T1 - Detailed modelling of packed-bed gas clogging due to thermal-softening of iron ore by Eulerian–Lagrangian approach
AU - Natsui, Shungo
AU - Ishihara, Shingo
AU - Kon, Tatsuya
AU - Ohno, Ko ichiro
AU - Nogami, Hiroshi
N1 - Funding Information:
We would especially like to thank Prof. R. O. Suzuki, Dr. T. Kikuchi, and the eco-processing laboratory members in Hokkaido university, where S. Natsui had conducted this research. S. Natsui was partially supported by the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) Research Promotion Grant, Amano Institute of Technology Research Promotion Grant, Tanikawa Fund Promotion of Thermal Technology Research Promotion Grant, and the Steel Foundation for Environmental Protection Technology (SEPT). S. Ishihara was partially supported by the Grants-in Aid for Scientific Research “KAKENHI” (17K14846) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and Ishihara-Asada Research Fund through the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan. K. Ohno and S. Natsui were partially supported by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research “KAKENHI” (15H04168) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/7/15
Y1 - 2020/7/15
N2 - Eulerian–Lagrangian numerical scheme is applied for analysing packed-bed-structure constructions involving non-spherical solids, such as metallurgical cokes and ferrous ores, and the high-temperature softening characteristics of such beds. 3D scanning is applied for determining the coke and ore shapes, and a multi-sphere discrete element method is used as the functional scheme for non-spherical solid-particle motion tracking. The transient deformation behaviour of the softening ore is simulated using the advanced discrete element method, and the gas permeability characteristics exhibited by the ore shapes in the ironmaking process are discussed. Based on this model, cases with varied softening behaviour represented by the joint spring coefficient are investigated and the effect of the ore-softening behaviour on the gas permeability is evaluated. It is established that the pathway of the passing rivulet depends upon the softening-ore deformation behaviour.
AB - Eulerian–Lagrangian numerical scheme is applied for analysing packed-bed-structure constructions involving non-spherical solids, such as metallurgical cokes and ferrous ores, and the high-temperature softening characteristics of such beds. 3D scanning is applied for determining the coke and ore shapes, and a multi-sphere discrete element method is used as the functional scheme for non-spherical solid-particle motion tracking. The transient deformation behaviour of the softening ore is simulated using the advanced discrete element method, and the gas permeability characteristics exhibited by the ore shapes in the ironmaking process are discussed. Based on this model, cases with varied softening behaviour represented by the joint spring coefficient are investigated and the effect of the ore-softening behaviour on the gas permeability is evaluated. It is established that the pathway of the passing rivulet depends upon the softening-ore deformation behaviour.
KW - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
KW - Discrete element method (DEM)
KW - Eulerian–Lagrangian coupling
KW - Gas permeability
KW - Iron-ore softening
KW - Packed bed
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cej.2019.123643
DO - 10.1016/j.cej.2019.123643
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076542876
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 392
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal
M1 - 123643
ER -