Simulation of Bimodal Fiber Distribution Effect on Transient Accumulation of Particles During Filtration

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dc.contributor.authorAkampumuza, Obed
dc.contributor.authorWu, Jiajun
dc.contributor.authorQuan, Zhenzhen
dc.contributor.authorQin, Xiaohong
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-14T11:21:29Z
dc.date.available2023-03-14T11:21:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractModeling has become phenomenal in developing new products. In the case of filters, one of the most applied procedures is via the construction of idealized physical computational models bearing close semblance to real filter media. It is upon these that multi-physics tools were applied to analyze the flow of fluid and the resulting typical performance parameters. In this work, two 3D filter membranes were constructed with MATLAB; one had a random distribution of unimodal nanofibers, and the other, a novel modification, formed a bimodal distribution; both of them had similar dimensions and solid volume fractions. A comparison of their performance in a dust-loading environment was made by using computational fluid dynamic-discrete element method (CFD-DEM) coupling technique in STAR-CCM+. It was found that the bimodal nanofiber membrane greatly improved the particle capture efficiency. Whereas this increased the pressure drop, the gain was not too significant. Thus, overall, the results of the figure of merit proved that adopting a bimodal formation improved the filter’s quality.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAkampumuza, O., Wu, J., Quan, Z., & Qin, X. (2021). Simulation of Bimodal Fiber Distribution Effect on Transient Accumulation of Particles During Filtration. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science), 26, 176-185.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-020-2251-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8179
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Science)en_US
dc.subjectSTAR-CCM+en_US
dc.subjectdust loadingen_US
dc.subjectcoupling simulationen_US
dc.subject3D virtual filtersen_US
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamic (CFD)en_US
dc.titleSimulation of Bimodal Fiber Distribution Effect on Transient Accumulation of Particles During Filtrationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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