A two-fluid large-eddy simulation(LES),based on the Smagorinsky SGS stress model and particle kinetic theory,and unified second-order-moment two-phase turbulence Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes modeling(USM-RANS)were used to study backward-facing step gas-particle flowsThe instantaneous results gave the evolution of anisotropic two-phase turbulence structures and particle dispersion processesThe LES statistical results and USM-RANS modeling results of particle averaged velocity and RMS particle fluctuation velocity were in good quantitative agreement with the experimental resultsHence,the USMRANS modeling was basically validated by LESHowever,in the shear flow region,the peak values of the twophase velocity correlation predicted by LES were larger than those predicted by USM-RANS modelingIt implied that the LES and USM-RANS modeling remained to be further validated and improved.