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Deng, K., Gu, C., Zhu, J., Du, M., & Pliutenko, D. (2025). Experimental study on flow behavior of wet elongated biomass particles and aggregation-fragmentation evolution of cluster system in a lifting tube. Particuology, 98, 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2025.02.004
Experimental study on flow behavior of wet elongated biomass particles and aggregation-fragmentation evolution of cluster system in a lifting tube
Kaiyuan Deng a, Conghui Gu a *, Jingyu Zhu a, Mingpu Du a, Danila Pliutenko a b
a School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212100, China
b Institute of Mechanics and Power Engineering, Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, 430005, Russia
10.1016/j.partic.2025.02.004
Volume 98, March 2025, Pages 249-264
Received 13 December 2024, Revised 23 January 2025, Accepted 10 February 2025, Available online 22 February 2025, Version of Record 1 March 2025.
E-mail: guconghuigch@163.com

Highlights

• A dimensionless parameter was proposed to describe flow homogeneity of wet elongated biomass particles.

• Statistical methods are used to analyze velocity and area distribution of wet elongated biomass particles.

• Aggregation-fragmentation evolutions of different biomass cluster systems were significantly analyzed.

• PTV was used to experimentally analyzed the flow characteristics of wet elongated biomass particles.


Abstract

Biomass is a renewable energy source helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, combustion and reaction efficiency of biomass are significantly affected by their flow behavior. In this study, the flow characteristics of wet elongated biomass particles in a lifting tube were experimentally investigated. Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) was used to explore the particle area and velocity distribution under different gas-to-particle mass ratios (GPMR) and initial moisture contents (IMC). A homogeneity coefficient was also formulated to quantify the flow homogeneity of the particle population. The calculated range for the homogeneity coefficient α is 4.43–6.40, with smaller values indicating better flow homogeneity. Moreover, the factors affecting the fragmentation of larger particle clusters were analyzed with respect to the suspension process, the process of being carried out by the airflow, and the fragmentation process. The results indicated that the flow homogeneity of the particle population was better in the two sets of conditions when IMC was 28.7% and GPMR was 10 and when IMC was 32.5% and GPMR was 9. The homogeneity coefficient α was 4.43 and 4.79. In addition, the degree of fragmentation of larger particle clusters is mainly affected by the IMC.

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Keywords
Wet elongated particles; Particle clusters; Flow behavior; Aggregation; Fragmentation