3-D mathematical modeling of an in-line swirl-spray precalciner

Abstract The new type swirl-spray precalciner used in the cement plant is a large-scale and complex reactor in chemical engineering. In this article, a full three-dimensional numerical simulation technique is carried out for the swirl-spray precalciner. A new method for treating the particle-wall boundary condition in rectangular-structural grid is deducted to avoid the endless loop movement of particle in dead angles of grids and a four-mixture-fraction model is developed to describe the multi-components mutual transportation in the precalciner. The results of simulation disclose and predict the physical–chemical processes of the swirl-spray precalciner and the model results, especially the average raw material decomposition ratio, coal burn-out ratio and the temperature of exits, are agreed well with the measured results.

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