Granular Flow in Novel Octet Shape–Based Lattice Frame Material

Kaur, Inderjot; Aider, Youssef; Cho, Heejin; Singh, Prashant

doi:10.1115/1.4064018

Granular Flow in Novel Octet Shape–Based Lattice Frame Material

Journal Article · Sun Dec 10 23:00:00 EST 2023 · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064018· OSTI ID:2331500

Kaur, Inderjot ^[1]; Aider, Youssef ^[2]; Cho, Heejin ^[3]; Singh, Prashant ^[2]

Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States); University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Moving packed-bed heat exchangers in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants involves heat transfer between heated falling particles and supercritical carbon dioxide. The overall effective thermal conductivity of the moving packed bed and particle-side channel contact resistances are still the bottlenecks in achieving the desirable thermal transport levels. To this end, a novel moving packed bed heat exchanger consisting of an Octet lattice packed between the walls of the particle-side channel is proposed in this study. Granular flow analysis in Octet lattice moving packed bed heat exchanger (OLHX) was conducted through experiments and discrete element method (DEM)-based numerical simulations. The experimental images clearly demonstrated stagnation regions upstream of lattice fibers, void regions downstream of the fiber junctions, and wavy-type unobstructed flow on the lateral sides of the fibers. DEM simulations were successful in capturing all these critical flow phenomena. Larger flow velocities were observed on the lateral sides of the fibers in the simulations. Also, when the particles in the silo were emptied, the final images showed an accumulation of particles on the inter-fiber as well as fiber–channel wall junctions. Moreover, the fiber connections resulted in some regions devoid of particle contact on the channel endwall, which means that these regions would suffer from poor thermal exchange. Finally, the overall mass flowrate increased with increasing porosity for a fixed particle diameter.

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Research Organization:: Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0009377

OSTI ID:: 2331500

Journal Information:: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 146; ISSN 0199-6231

Publisher:: ASMECopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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