A REVIEW ON COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATION METHODS FOR DIFFERENT CONVECTIVE DRYING APPLICATIONS


Coban S. O., SELİMEFENDİGİL F., Oztop H. F., Hepbaşlı A.

Thermal Science, vol.27, no.1, pp.825-842, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.2298/tsci220225070o
  • Journal Name: Thermal Science
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.825-842
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper focuses on the CFD studies on one of the commonly used drying processes for different applications. First, a brief information about drying is given with determining important properties that effect drying characteristics. Next, basic principles of CFD modelling are explained while capabilities of computational processing are presented. A detailed literature survey about CFD studies in convective drying process is then conducted. Finally, some sound concluding remarks are listed. It may be concluded that the CFD is a powerful and flexible tool that can be adopted to many different physical situations including complex scenarios, results of CFD simulations represent good predictions for fluid-flow, heat and mass transfer of various drying methods and those numerical studies can be used for validation and controlling of applicability of new drying systems.