Measurement of drag coefficients of non-spherical particles with a camera-based method

摘要

The current paper presents a novel experimental set-up which allows the automated determination of the drag coefficients of relatively large particles with complex shape. Typical examples of such types of particles are waste derived fuel (RDF) particles which are non-spherical and have a size up to a few centimeters. In contrast to conventional fossil fuel particles, where the particles may be considered as material points during the calculation of particle tracks in a reacting flow field, the spatial extent of RDF-particles and their lack of sphericity lead to pronounced self-induced movement and associated variations in the drag-coefficients.