A spout-fluidized bed is an example of a situation where a nonuniform fluid flow through a bed of particles causes particle circulation. Several integral relations are derived from a steady, two-dimensional two-phase flow model. The vorticity of the particle motion enclosed by a particle streamline is shown to be equal to the fluid vorticity enclosed by that streamline. The net flux of fluid vorticity through a particle streamline is shown to be equal to zero. The pressure drop along a fluid streamline is related to the net drag force along that streamline. The net flux of particle vorticity through a fluid streamline is given in terms of the pressure drop. Implications of these relations to the mechanics of particle-fluid flows are discussed. Relations giving the particle vorticity in terms of an integral of the fluid vorticity, and vice versa, are presented. A possible numerical scheme for calculation of the flow fields is discussed.
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December 1975
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Macroscopic Streamline Integral Relations for Two-Phase Flows
D. A. Drew
D. A. Drew
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y.
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D. A. Drew
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y.
J. Appl. Mech. Dec 1975, 42(4): 766-770 (5 pages)
Published Online: December 1, 1975
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August 1, 1974
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April 1, 1975
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July 12, 2010
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Drew, D. A. (December 1, 1975). "Macroscopic Streamline Integral Relations for Two-Phase Flows." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. December 1975; 42(4): 766–770. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3423702
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