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Research Article

Numerical investigation of indoor particulate contaminant transport using the Eulerian-Eulerian and Eulerian-Lagrangian two-phase flow models

Yihuan Yan1, Xiangdong Li1, Kazuhide Ito1,2( )
School of Engineering, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Abstract

Transport of micron particles in a displacement ventilated room was simulated using both the Eulerian-Eulerian model and the Eulerian-Lagrangian model. The same inter-phase action mechanisms were included in both models. The models were compared against each other in the aspects of air velocity, particle concentration, and particle-wall interactions. It was found that the two models have similar accuracy in predicting the airflow field while each of them has its own advantage and drawback in modelling particle concentration and particle-wall interactions. The E-E model is capable of providing a mechanistic description of the inter-phase interactions, whilst the E-L model has obvious advantage in modelling particle-wall interactions. Advices were given for choosing an appropriate model for modelling particulate contaminant transport in indoor environments.

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Eulerian-Eulerian modelEulerian-Lagrangian modelindoor spaceairflow fieldparticle concentration

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Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow
Volume 2 Issue 1,
March 2020
Pages 31-40
DOI: 10.1007/s42757-019-0016-z
Cite this article:
Yan Y, Li X, Ito K. Numerical investigation of indoor particulate contaminant transport using the Eulerian-Eulerian and Eulerian-Lagrangian two-phase flow models. Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, 2020, 2(1): 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42757-019-0016-z

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Received: 18 February 2019
Revised: 20 March 2019
Accepted: 20 March 2019
Published: 09 May 2019
© Tsinghua University Press 2019
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