©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.Proprietary IntroductoryFLUENTTrainingIntroductoryFLUENTTraining9-2©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterAphaseisaclassofmatterwithadefinableboundaryandaparticulardynamicresponsetothesurroundingflow/potentialfield.Phasesaregenerallyidentifiedbysolid,liquidorgaseousstatesofmatterbutcanalsorefertootherforms:Materialswithdifferentchemicalpropertiesbutinthesamestateorphase(i.e.liquid-liquid,suchas,oil-water)Thefluidsystemisdefinedbyaprimaryandmultiplesecondaryphases.Oneofthephasesisconsideredcontinuous(primary)Theothers(secondary)areconsideredtobedispersedwithinthecontinuousphase.TheremaybeseveralsecondaryphasedenotingparticleswithdifferentsizesIncontrast,multi-componentflow(speciestransport)referstoflowthatcanbecharacterizedbyasinglevelocityandtemperaturefieldforallspecies.PrimaryPhaseSecondaryPhase9-3©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterInordertoselecttheappropriatemodel,usersmustknowapriorithecharacteristicsoftheflowintermsofthefollowing:FlowregimeParticulate(bubbles,dropletsorsolidparticlesincontinuousphase)Stratified(fluidsseparatedbyinterfacewithlengthscalecomparabletodomainlengthscale)MultiphaseturbulencemodelingForparticulateflow,onecanestimateParticlevolumeloadingStokesnumber9-4©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterBubblyflow–Discretegaseousbubblesinacontinuousfluid,e.g.absorbers,evaporators,spargingdevices.Dropletflow–Discretefluiddropletsinacontinuousgas,e.g.atomizers,combustorsSlugflow–LargebubblesinacontinuousliquidStratified/free-surfaceflow–Immisciblefluidsseparatedbyaclearlydefinedinterface,e.g.free-surfaceflowParticle-ladenflow–Discretesolidparticlesinacontinuousfluid,e.g.cycloneseparators,airclassifiers,dustcollectors,dust-ladenenvironmentalflowsFluidizedbeds–FluidizedbedreactorsSlurryflow–Particleflowinliquids,solidssuspension,sedimentation,andhydro-transportGas/LiquidLiquid/LiquidGas/SolidLiquid/SolidSlugFlowBubbly,Droplet,orParticle-LadenFlowStratified/Free-SurfaceFlowPneumaticTransport,Hydrotransport,orSlurryFlowSedimentationFluidizedBed9-5©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterVolumeloading–diluteordenseReferstothevolumefractionofsecondaryphase(s)Fordiluteloading(10%),theaverageinter-particledistanceisaroundtwicetheparticlediameter.Thus,interactionsamongparticlescanbeneglected.Particulateloading–ratioofdispersedandcontinuousphaseinertias@=raracouplingwaytwo1,couplingwayone,1contcontpartpartncell/domaitheofVolumencell/domaiainphasetheofVolumeFractionVolume=a=primaryVcellVsecondaryV9-6©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterTurbulencemodelingwithmultiphaseflowsischallenging.Presently,single-phaseturbulencemodels(suchask–orRSM)areusedtomodelturbulenceintheprimaryphaseonly.Turbulenceequationsmaycontainadditionaltermstoaccountforturbulencemodificationbysecondaryphase(s).Ifphasesareseparatedandthedensityratioisoforder1oriftheparticlevolumefractionislow(10%),thenasingle-phasemodelcanbeusedtorepresentthemixture.Inothercases,eithersinglephasemodelsarestillusedor“particle-presence-modified”modelsareused.9-7©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterForsystemswithintermediateparticulateloading,theStokesnumberprovidesaguidanceforselectingthemostappropriatemodel.TheStokesnumber,St,istheratiooftheparticle(i.e.dispersedphase)relaxationtime(d)tothecharacteristictimescaleoftheflow(c).whereand.DandUarethecharacteristiclengthandvelocityscalesoftheproblem.ForSt1,theparticleswillcloselyfollowtheflowfield.ForSt1,theparticlesmoveindependentlyoftheflowfield.cdtt=Stcddddmr=t182UDc=t9-8©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenterInallmultiphasemodelswithinFLUENT,anyphasecanbecomposedofeitherasinglematerialoramixtureofspecies.Materialdefinitionofphasemixturesisthesameasinsinglephaseflows.Itispossibletomodelheterogeneousreactions(reactionswherethereactantsandproductsbelongtodifferentphases).Thismeansthatheterogeneousreactionswillleadtointerfacialmasstransfer.9-9©2006ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryFluentUserServicesCenter