dc.contributor.author | Baker, Matthew J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Daniels, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Young, Philippe G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tabor, Gavin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-10T16:59:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | When analysing packed beds using CFD approaches, producing an accurate geometry is often challenging. Often a computational model is produced from non-invasive imaging of the packed bed using 3d MRI or μ-CT. This work pioneers the exact reverse of this, by creating a physical bed from the computational model using Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM). The paper focuses on both experimental analysis and computational analysis of packed columns of spheres. A STL file is generated of a packed column formed using a Monte-Carlo packing algorithm, and this is meshed and analysed using Computational Fluid Dynamics. In addition to this, a physical model is created using ALM on a 3d printer. This allows us to analyse the identical bed geometry both computationally and experimentally and compare the two. Pressure drop and flow patterns are analysed within the bed in detail. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 67, pp. 159 - 165 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.04.005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/19692 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.subject | Packed Bed | en_GB |
dc.subject | Pressure drop | en_GB |
dc.subject | Porous media | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fluid mechanics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Computational fluid dynamics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Simulation | en_GB |
dc.title | Investigation of flow through a computationally generated packed column using CFD and additive layer manufacturing | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-10T16:59:58Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0098-1354 | |
dc.description | Preprint submitted to Computers and Chemical Engineering 18 March 2014. © The Authors | en_GB |
dc.description | The version of record is available from the publisher via doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2014.04.005. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Computers and Chemical Engineering | en_GB |