XDEM for Tuning Lumped Models of Thermochemical Processes Involving Materials in the Powder State

Authors

  • Edoardo Copertaro Universita Politecnica delle Marche
  • Paolo Chiariotti Universita Politecnica delle Marche
  • Alvaro Antonio Estupinan Donoso Universita du Luxembourg
  • Nicola Paone Universita Politecnica delle Marche
  • Bernhard Peters Universita du Luxembourg
  • Gian Marco Revel Universita Politecnica delle Marche

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2016.20.5.187

Abstract

Processes involving materials in gaseous and powder states cannot be modelled without coupling interactions between the two states. XDEM (Extended Discrete Element Method) is a valid tool for tackling this issue, since it allows a coupled CFD-DEM simulation to be run. Such strength, however, mainly finds in long computational times its main drawback. This aspect is indeed critical in several applications, since a long computational time is in contrast with the increasing demand for predictive tools that can provide fast and accurate results in order to be used in new monitoring and control strategies. This paper focuses on the use of the XDEM framework as a tool for fine tuning a lumped representation of the non-isothermal decarbonation of a CaCO3 sample in powder state. The tuning of the lumped model is performed exploiting the multi-objective optimization capability of genetic algorithms. Results demonstrate that such approach makes it possible to estimate fast and accurate models to be used, for instance, in the fields of virtual sensing and predictive control.

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Author Biographies

Edoardo Copertaro

Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Paolo Chiariotti

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Alvaro Antonio Estupinan Donoso

Faculta des Sciences, de la Technologie et de la Communication, Universita du Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Nicola Paone

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Bernhard Peters

Faculta des Sciences, de la Technologie et de la Communication, Universita du Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Gian Marco Revel

Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e Scienze Matematiche, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

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Published In
Vol 20 No 5, Nov 25, 2016
How to Cite
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E. Copertaro, P. Chiariotti, A. A. Estupinan Donoso, N. Paone, B. Peters, and G. M. Revel, “XDEM for Tuning Lumped Models of Thermochemical Processes Involving Materials in the Powder State”, Eng. J., vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 187-201, Nov. 2016.

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