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Forum: OpenFOAM May 14, 2010, 23:20
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Posted By alberto
I didn't have time to go to the library and dig...

I didn't have time to go to the library and dig it out. In the meanwhile, the good review of

Enwald, Peirano and Amstedt, "Eulerian two-phase theory applied to fluidization", Int. J. Multiphase...
Forum: OpenFOAM May 14, 2010, 10:37
Replies: 13
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Posted By alberto
Quite normal time step for dense fluidized beds....

Quite normal time step for dense fluidized beds. Usually 5 10^-4 - 10^-5, and even smaller if you introduce frictional models.

Best,
Forum: OpenFOAM May 14, 2010, 10:36
Replies: 13
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Posted By alberto
Hello, they're both used. I checked again,...

Hello,

they're both used. I checked again, and you find both of them reported as "Wen & Yu (1966)" model. I'll try to find the original paper from Wen & Yu (1966) to clarify.
Forum: OpenFOAM May 13, 2010, 20:14
Replies: 13
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Posted By alberto
Usually this happens because your Courant number...

Usually this happens because your Courant number (time step) is too big.

Best,
Forum: OpenFOAM May 13, 2010, 20:13
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Posted By alberto
Why do you divide by beta? I know it is...

Why do you divide by beta?

I know it is "common practise" to see that around, but Wen & Yu drag does not contain alpha inside the Reynolds number. The correction due to the presence of more than...
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