Determination of Terminal Velocity of Some Agricultural Grain Using Ansys Rocky DEM - CFD Coupling Simulation

Lemi Demissie Boset; Amana Wako; Biniam Zewdie

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Determination of Terminal Velocity of Some Agricultural Grain Using Ansys Rocky DEM - CFD Coupling Simulation

Lemi Demissie Boset, Amana Wako, Biniam Zewdie

Published in Science Development (Volume 4, Issue 2)

Received: 31 December 2022 Accepted: 9 June 2023 Published: 29 June 2023

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Aerodynamic property of food grains are key elements in agricultural product harvesting, pneumatic conveying, separating, cleaning, transportation, and storage. Crop grain aerodynamic property influences the design and operational parameters of equipment. Among the property, terminal velocity is highly essential because it is crop variety specific and moisture dependant. Previously, the terminal velocity of agricultural grains could be evaluated experimentally using a vertical wind column equipment, but numerical analysis has recently emerged as the fastest and least expensive way for solving most of engineering problems, In this study, Rocky DEM was fully coupled with Ansys Fluent to model and simulate analysis of terminal velocity of Teff, wheat, Maize, Sorghum and Barley grains. after simulation results obtained comparison between experimental and simulation results based on previous researcher, from previous researchers terminal velocity of Teff, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum and Barley grains were 3.08-3.96m/s, 6.81-6.86m/s, 10.6-11.4m/s, 9.10-9.79m/s and 6.8-8.53m/s respectively at different moisture content, similarly for Ansys Rocky DEM-CFD coupling simulation result terminal velocity for Teff, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum and Barley grain were 3.6m/s, 9.1m/s, 10.8m/s, 9.6m/s and 6.6m/s respectively. Ansys RockyDEM-CFD coupling simulation results were almost the same with experimental result. To determine terminal velocity of any agricultural grain we can use experimental method or Ansys Rocky DEM-CFD coupling.

Published in	Science Development (Volume 4, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.scidev.20230402.12
Page(s)	28-35
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Modeling, Simulation, Terminal Velocity, Physical Property, Grain, DEM-CFD Coupling

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Lemi Demissie Boset

Department of Mechanical System and Vehicle Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia
Amana Wako

Department of Mechanical System and Vehicle Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia
Biniam Zewdie

Department of Mechanical System and Vehicle Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia

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