A detailed CFD analysis of flow patterns and single-phase velocity variations in spiral jet mills affected by caking phenomena

Sabia, Carmine and Frigerio, Giovanni and Casalini, Tommaso and Cornolti, Luca and Martinoli, Luca and Buffo, Antonio and Marchisio, Daniele L and Barbato, Maurizio C (2021) A detailed CFD analysis of flow patterns and single-phase velocity variations in spiral jet mills affected by caking phenomena. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 174. pp. 234-253.

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Abstract

In this work we present a method to investigate the fluid-dynamics of a 3D, real-scale spiral jet mill when caking is occurring. CFD simulations are employed to deeply study the pressure and the velocity fields of the gas phase when the nozzles inlet pressure and the chamber diameter are varied to mimic the condition generated by the aggregates formation during the micronizaton process. The computational model is built replicating the experimental observation consisting in the fact that most of the crusts form on the outer wall of the chamber. Simulations underline that caking causes the deterioration of the classification capabilities of the system if the gas mass flow rate is kept constant at nozzles, allowing larger particles for escaping the system. It is shown that it is possible to mitigate this phenomenon by gradually reducing the gas mass-flow rate to keep constant the nozzles absolute pressure. This keeps unchanged the fluid spin ratio and the classification characteristics when caking is advancing.

Item Type:	Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article
Subjects:	Engineering
Department/unit:	Dipartimento tecnologie innovative > Istituto di ingegneria meccanica e tecnologia dei materiali
Depositing User:	Carmine Sabia
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2022 08:47
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2022 08:48
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/13440

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