Ability of Ansys Fluent ® V 16.0 to compute the drag force acting on non-spherical particles like cylindrical disks
Capacidad del Ansys Fluent ® V 16.0 para determinar la fuerza de arrastre en partículas no esféricas tipo discos cilíndricos
Abstract
This paper present a numerical simulation of the drag force for non-spherical particles using the commercial software ANSYS Fluent® V16.0. Drag force coefficient were obtained for non-spherical particle like a cylindrical disk with a sphericity factor of 0.23, particle orientation at 90° relative to the flow direction and 1 ≤ ≤ 300. In order to validate the numerical results, comparisons with the correlations presented by Haider & Levenspiel (1989) and Hölzer & Sommerfeld (2008) were performed. The maximum error of the Haider & Levenspiel's correlation formula can be up to 10%. Further works must be developed in order to obtain accurately correlation of hydrodynamics forces acting in disks.
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