Hydrodynamic CFD-DEM model validation in a gas–solid vortex unit Ghent University
Process intensification in gas-solid fluidization processes can be achieved by working in a centrifugal rather than a gravitational field. In this regard, the gas-solid vortex unit (GSVU) is an ideal candidate for heterogeneously catalyzed processes. A four-way coupled CFD-DEM model describing the hydrodynamics in the GSVU with an unprecedented level of detail is validated using 2D particle image velocimetry (PIV) experimental data on both ...