| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference (LMPC 2022)
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| Symposium
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Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference (LMPC 2022)
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| Presentation Title |
Discrete Liquid Flow in a Random Packed Bed with Implications to Iron Making Blast Furnace |
| Author(s) |
Venkat Arunchaitanya Gadi, Govind S Gupta |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Venkat Arunchaitanya Gadi |
| Abstract Scope |
The molten iron below the cohesive zone of the blast furnace flows as droplets and rivulets in the coke matrix. So, It is essential to understand the physics of discrete liquid flow inside randomly packed particles. The present study models the discrete flow of liquid inside a randomly packed bed by considering liquid as droplets and rivulets. A randomly packed bed is created using the Discrete Element Method, and void centroids and void volumes are calculated. After this, the liquid is allowed to flow at the desired flow rate through the voids of the bed. The breakage of liquid into droplets and rivulets is estimated by balancing the forces of surface tension with the other forces acting on the liquid. Finally, the liquid distribution at the bottom of the bed is analysed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: At-meeting proceedings |