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Large eddy simulation of turbulent pulp flow in a channel
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Chemical Engineering. (FSCN)
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Chemical Engineering. (FSCN)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3381-5516
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Natural Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2066-5486
2020 (English)In: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, ISSN 0377-0257, E-ISSN 1873-2631, Vol. 285, article id 104409Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Large eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent flow of concentrated fiber suspension or pulp is carried out to investigate the flow and turbulence structures in a channel. The simulations are carried out for the turbulent flow of Eucalyptus pulp suspension using OpenFOAM for three fiber concentrations (c = 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5) and six different Reynolds numbers (6 <= Re-s <= 16,600). It is observed that the variation in flow regime is similar in the two lower fiber concentrations while the flow regime is highly affected by fiber concentration for c = 2.5. Visualizations of vortical structures for different Reynolds numbers and fiber concentrations are used to investigate different flow regimes. Variation of apparent viscosity with Reynolds number and fiber concentration is also presented to show its effect on the turbulent properties of fiber suspension flow. It is shown that the deviation of turbulent velocity profile from that of a Newtonian flow increases with an increase in Reynolds number and fiber concentration. Also, the extend of buffer layer increases at higher Re. Using the calculated turbulent velocity profile, the values of constant in logarithmic velocity profile is proposed for fiber suspension. Finally, a discussion is presented on the variation of turbulent intensities and Reynolds stress with Reynolds number and fiber concentration.

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2020. Vol. 285, article id 104409
Keywords [en]
Turbulence, Non-Newtonian flow, LES, Channel, Fiber suspension
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Fluid Mechanics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-40653DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2020.104409ISI: 000583730700015Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85092100720OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-40653DiVA, id: diva2:1506421
Available from: 2020-12-03 Created: 2020-12-03 Last updated: 2025-02-09Bibliographically approved

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Fallahjoybari, NimaEngberg, Birgitta A.Persson, Johan

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