基于CFD-DEM的小尺度气固流化床中小麦颗粒的传热传质模拟研究

    Simulation of heat and mass transfer of wheat particles in a small-scale gas-solid fluidized bed based on CFD-DEM

    • 摘要: 流化床因其均匀高效的特性被广泛应用于农产品干燥领域,深入研究干燥过程中的物理现象至关重要。基于CFD-DEM建立了流化床气固两相流的传热传质模型,对比分析了单球颗粒(1S)、三球颗粒(3S)、五球颗粒(5S)和七球颗粒(7S)等不同拟合模型下小麦颗粒的扩散特性和传热传质规律,揭示了空气参数的影响机制。研究表明:流化床干燥过程中,干燥不均匀性随时间延长加热速率则逐渐降低;底部区域颗粒的热通量较高,表明气相和固相之间高效的热传导是导致干燥不均匀的主要原因;不同拟合模型的固体分散系数变化范围为1.41×10-3~1.64×10-1 m2/s,其中,1S的传热和传质速率最快,5S和7S模型的物理场在空间和时间分布上极为相似,温度和含水率频率分布曲线近似重叠,说明5S模型已能准确模拟小麦的传热和传质行为;空气温度是调控传热传质速率的关键因素,而提高空气流速可有效改善干燥的不均匀性。该研究为流化床干燥工艺优化提供了理论依据,对工程实践具有重要指导意义。

       

      Abstract: Fluidized beds are widely used for drying agricultural products because of their uniform and efficient drying effect, making it crucial to deeply study the physical phenomena during the drying process. A heat and mass transfer model for gas-solid two-phase flow in fluidized beds was established based on CFD-DEM (Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Element Method). The solid dispersion and heat and mass transfer of wheat under different fitting models were analyzed, revealing the influence of air parameters on heat and mass transfer. It was shown that the drying inhomogeneity in the fluidized bed gradually increased with time, while the heating rate gradually decreased. The larger heat flux of the particles in the bottom region indicates a higher heat transfer efficiency between the gas and solid phases, which is the main reason for the drying inhomogeneity. The solid dispersion coefficients varied from 1.41×10-3 m2/s to 1.64×10-1 m2/s in different fitted models, while 1S had the fastest heat and mass transfer rates. For the 5S and 7S models, the physical fields of the fluidized bed during the whole drying process were extremely similar in spatial and temporal distributions, and the frequency distribution curves of the temperatures and moisture contents were approximately overlapping, suggesting that the 5S fitted model can accurately simulate the heat and mass transfer behavior of wheat. Air temperature is a key factor regulating the heat and mass transfer rate, while the variation of air flow rate could reduce the inhomogeneity of fluidized bed drying. These findings provide a theoretical basis for optimizing fluidized bed drying processing and holds important guiding significance for engineering practice.

       

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