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Venso Labs Research

Using CFD to calculate the heat transfer effectiveness of a particle curtain heat transfer device for an atmospheric pressure gas with high effectiveness and extremely low pressure drop.

Marko Trifunović, Mark Latham, Andrew Hoadley, David Frederick Fletcher, Caecilia Potter
Presented at European Symposium of Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE), 2024.
Using a solid intermediate like a crossflow gas-particle system for heat recovery between gas streams offers a larger heat transfer area and significantly lower pressure drop than traditional heat exchangers. CFD is essential for predicting heat transfer and hydrodynamics, showing much lower pressure drops in these systems.
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Crossflow gas-particle heat and mass transfer and chemical reaction

By Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia
In 2013 Potter investigated the potential for future utilisation of cross flow contacting of gas and particles as a preferred alternative to fluidisation. It was shown theoretically to offer interesting possibilities for processes involving heat and/or mass transfer.
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Addendum 1 for "Crossflow gas-particle heat and mass transfer and chemical reaction"

By Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia
Now that continuing investigations are focusing on pilot studies in a prototype contactor of 500mm square cross section, increased attention is being directed to opportunities for commercial application, particularly in relation to haematite and magnetite.
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