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Comparison of CFD Simulation and Experimental Data for Heating and Cooling Low N Packed Beds of Spherical Particles

This study compared experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) results for heating and cooling in a packed bed (N=5.33). The experimental data was compared between heating and cooling, and was also used to validate the CFD model. The validated models were used to compare theoretical heat transfer parameters. For the experiments, it was found that the effective thermal conductivity was comparable for heating and cooling, and the wall Nusselt number for heating was higher. For the CFD results, it was found that both the wall Nusselt number and effective thermal conductivity were comparable for heating and cooling. The wall Nusselt number was slightly higher for cooling, however this difference decreased as the Reynolds number increased.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:wpi.edu/oai:digitalcommons.wpi.edu:etd-theses-2333
Date01 May 2014
CreatorsMorgan, Ashley T
ContributorsAnthony G. Dixon, Advisor, David DiBiasio, Department Head
PublisherDigital WPI
Source SetsWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceMasters Theses (All Theses, All Years)

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