Study on energy transition of dense particulate flow in a horizontal agitator

Hammer mill cuttings cleaner is an efficient low-temperature drying cuttings equipment. In order to investigate the main components of energy dissipation and the flow characteristics of granular flow in grinding systems. The energy dissipation model of dense particle flow is established by numerical simulation and validated by macroscopic experiment. The results show that the particle flow mainly moves in a circle along the wall of cylindrical vessel. The main parts of energy dissipation are sliding friction consumption of particle, the inelastic collision between particles and sliding friction between particles and container; the input energy is a linear function of particle filling rate. The flat blade can provide higher efficiency at the same operational conditions. The study lays a theoretical foundation for the industrial application of Thermal-mechanical cuttings cleaner of drill cuttings and provides a reference for the optimization of blade configuration.