[1] Zhou Bin, Paolo Tronville, Richard Rivers, Zhang Xiaosong, et al. Numerical study of pressure dropfor a new fibrous media model [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2010, 26 (2): 311-315. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.037]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

26

Issue:

2010 2

Page:

311-315

Research Field:

Energy and Power Engineering

Publishing date:

2010-06-30

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Title:

Numerical study of pressure dropfor a new fibrous media model

Author(s):

Zhou Bin¹;  Paolo Tronville²;  Richard Rivers³;  Zhang Xiaosong¹

¹ School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
² Department of Energetics, Politecnico di Torino, Torino 10129, Italy
³ EQS Inc., Louisville, KY 40204, USA

Keywords:

fibrous media;  diameter distribution;  pressure drop;  computational fluid dynamics simulation

PACS:

TU834.8

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2010.02.037

Abstract:

An open-source computational fluid dynamics(CFD)code named OpenFOAM is used to validate the flow field characteristics(flow patterns and pressure drop)around a single cylinder.Results show that OpenFOAM is suitable for simulating the low Reynolds number flow and Shaw’s analytical expression is one of the solutions to Stokes’ paradox.Experiments are performed on fibrous media and OpenFOAM simulation is carried out using the Tronville-Rivers two-dimensional random fiber model in terms of the characteristics of pressure drop.It is shown that the Kuwabara model predicts the pressure drop of fibrous filter media more accurately than the Happel model, and the experimental pressure drop is between simulated pressure drops with both non-slip and full-slip boundaries on fiber surfaces.

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Biography: Zhou Bin(1982—), male, doctor, zhoubinwx@hotmail.com.
Foundation items: China Scholarship Council Postgraduate Scholarship Program(No.2007U20027), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50876020), the National Key Technology R& D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period(No.2008BAJ12B02).
Citation: Zhou Bin, Paolo Tronville, Richard Rivers, et al.Numerical study of pressure drop for a new fibrous filter media model[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2010, 26(2):311-315.

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