SPH Modeling of Biomass Granular Flow: Engineering Application in Hoppers and Augers

Zhao, Yumeng; Jin, Wencheng; Ikbarieh, Abdallah; Klinger, Jordan L.; Saha, Nepu; Dayton, David C.; Dai, Sheng

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c08090

SPH Modeling of Biomass Granular Flow: Engineering Application in Hoppers and Augers

Journal Article · Wed Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2024 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c08090· OSTI ID:2337908

Zhao, Yumeng ^[1]; ^[2]; Ikbarieh, Abdallah ^[3]; ^[2]; Saha, Nepu ^[2]; ^[4]; ^[3]

Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

Numerical modeling of granular biomass material flow in handling operations is indispensable to decipher flow upsets, commonly manifested as clogging and jamming in hoppers and augers. With a computational tool developed based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), we simulated the hopper flow and auger feeding of six granular biomass materials. The good agreement between the experimental and numerical flow rates demonstrated the capability of the developed SPH solver in modeling the complicated flow of granular biomass materials. Further, the impact of physical and numerical parameters is investigated, and the major results show that the hopper flow pattern is controlled by shear band evolution; hopper clogging is collectively influenced by the opening size, wall friction, and material packing, and the impact of material compressibility on the auger feed rate is minimal. These parametric studies validate the solver’s robustness in simulating biomass flow in handling equipment and demonstrate that the SPH computational tool can provide insights about granular flow mechanics to facilitate handling equipment design and optimize handling operations.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO); USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 2337908

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-23-75517-Rev000

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal Name: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 12; ISSN 2168-0485

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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