Numerical modelling of an oscillatory baffled column

The aim of this project was to develop a numerical model to resolve the flow field in a general OBC. This model can then later be modified to be used to model the more complex aBC that is presently being experimentally tested by the Mineral Processing Research Unit at the University of Cape Town. The commercial CFD code FLUENT 6.2.16 was used to create the modeL Numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the effects of di fferent methods of defining the oscillatory flow, using both RANS turbulence models and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) to model turbulence, as well as different grid sizes and different discretization schemes.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Bakker, Case W

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Meyer, Chris
• Deglon, D

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5549

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5549