Swirling turbulent pipe flow technology for drying brown coal

本计画旨在了解褐煤干燥机内复杂的流体力学过程。来自拉特罗布山谷的褐煤含有大约70%的水分，必须减少水分才能有效地用于发电站。该项目利用实验室和现场测量中的尖端技术以及流体力学中的先进计算方法，旨在进一步了解旋流湍流，颗粒输送和涡流破裂。这项研究的结果预计将产生更干燥的褐煤，导致更清洁的环境和澳大利亚煤炭价值的增加。

This project aims to understand the complex fluid mechanicalprocesses in a brown coal drying machine. Brown coal from the Latrobe Valley contains about 70 percent moisture, which must be reduced for it to be used efficiently in power stations. Utilising cutting-edge techniques in laboratory and field measurements together with advanced computational methods in fluid mechanics, the project intends to further knowledge in swirling turbulent flows, particle transport and vortex breakdown. The result of this research is expected to produce a drier brown coal, leading to a cleaner environment and an increase in Australian coal value.