Swirling turbulent pipe flow technology for drying brown coal

本项目旨在了解褐煤干燥机中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，为了在发电站中有效利用，必须减少水分。利用实验室和现场测量的尖端技术以及流体力学的先进计算方法，该项目旨在进一步了解旋涡湍流、粒子输运和涡旋破裂。这项研究的结果有望生产出更干燥的褐煤，从而带来更清洁的环境，并增加澳大利亚的煤炭价值。

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.