Abstract
Large eddy simulation is performed on a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) based on an Eulerian-Eulerian approach. The riser of the CFB has two axial sections of different diameters joined by a diffuser. The effects of drag and subgrid-scale models are examined on hydrodynamic parameters, such as solids volume fraction (εs), solids circulation rate (Gs), and full loop pressure profiles. A hybrid energy minimization multi-scale (EMMS) drag model is applied that combines EMMS drag models for the bubbling and the fast fluidized bed regimes. Experiments are conducted on a pilot-scale CFB model, and numerical results are validated against the experimental measurements of pressure and Gs. The change in the riser diameter has a significant influence on axial- and radial profiles of εs, particularly in the upper riser section. The hybrid EMMS drag model and the sgs-TKE turbulence model give the best agreement to the experimental data.
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