气升式环流反应器流动特性的数值模拟

应用Fluent计算流体力学软件，通过数值模拟的方法考察了气升式环流反应器内导流简直径、导流筒高度、导流筒安装高度以及液相进口速度对反应器内两相流动的影响。计算结果表明：导流简直径增大。液相循环量和上升段气含率均增大；导流筒高度增大，液相循环速度和循环量均增大，但是当导流筒的高径比增加到6．3后，液相循环速度和循环量反而减小；导流筒安装高度增加．液相循环速度及循环量均增大，升液管气含率降低；增加液相的进口速度，虽然上升段的液速有所增加，但是降液管循环液速及循环量基本不受影响。最后计算了反应器内液相速度随进口气速的变化情况，并与实际测量值进行了比较，模拟值和测氨值都表明随着进口气速的增加，液相循环速度随着进口气速的增加而增加．两者呈现良好的一致性。     

气体分布器结构对气升式环流反应器内气液两相流动的影响

使用欧拉两流体模型研究气体分布器结构对气升式环流反应器内气液两相流动的影响,预测了环己烷氧化反应器内单环结构、三环结构、五环结构的气体分布器时反应器内液相速度分布、气含率分布、液相循环速度以及液相微观混合特性.模拟结果表明,在等量的进气流量下,气体分布器环数增加,液相速度分布和气含率分布更趋均匀;气体分布器环数增加,液相推动力增加,从而使得液相循环速度增加,液相的宏观混合效果增强;气体分布器环数增加,导流筒内外的平均气含率增加.随机游走模型模拟结果表明,气升式环流反应器与普通鼓泡床反应器对气体分布器结构要求不同.     

下喷式环流反应器环隙气含率影响因素

下喷式环流反应器是一种用于强化气-液两相反应过程的新型装置，虽然已在工业上有了较广泛的应用，但对其理论研究远未成熟，其工业装置的设计仍依赖于实验和经验。本文借助实验室自制实验装置，对下喷式环流反应器环隙气含率的影响规律进行了研究。首先，对喷射器的吸气量进行了测量，获得了不同条件下喷射器最大吸气量的性能曲线；在此基础上，分别研究了气相流量、液相流量以及喷射器安装位置对环隙气含率的影响规律。结果表明：气相流量和液相流量对气含率具有重要的影响，随着气相流量和液相流量的增大，气含率快速提高，而喷嘴位置对气含率的影响相对较小；考虑到增加气相流量和液相流量所需要的能耗和设备代价，通过增加液相流量来达到提高气含率的目的是优选方案。     

超声波气升式内循环反应器流体力学性能研究

研究了超声波对气升式内循环反应器流体力学性能的促进作用,重点考察比较了有无超声波时气升式反应器性能及超声功率对反应器气含率、液体循环速度、混合时间等的影响。实验证明,超声波的加入对气含率未见影响,有使液体循环速度逐渐减小的趋势,而对混合时间的影响较复杂。在小气速下,小功率超声波促进流体的径向混合,随着超声功率的增加,超声振动阻碍流体的径向混合,因而存在一个最佳的超声功率,并且超声波对混合时间的影响随着表观气速的增加而逐渐减小。提出了该反应器流体力学关联式。     

气升式三相内环流生物反应器内流体力学和传质性能的实验研究

本文通过实验研究了气升式三相内环流反应器在非牛顿流体中的流体动力学特性和传质性能.考察了表观气速、导流筒与反应器截面积之比、固体粒子加入量及CMC溶液浓度等操作条件对气升式三相内环流生物反应器中导流筒与环隙内液体循环速度、气含率、固含率及气-液体积传质系数等流动与传质特性参数的影响.     

固体颗粒对强化传递性质的多相气升式反应器流体力学影响

研究了加入机械搅拌和静态混合器后对多相气升式反应器流体力学性能的促进作用,重点考察固体颗粒的直径、固含率（固体质量分数,下同）对液体循环速度、气含率（气体体积分数,下同）等的影响。实验证明,对液体循环速度来说,在多相流中并非通气量、搅拌转速越大越好。对气含率而言,多相气升式反应器不但存在临界颗粒直径和临界固含率,还存在一个临界表观气速,在此气速以下,才能产生气含率随固含率增加而增加的现象。最后对气含率、固含率及能量耗散速率作了关联。     

气泡循环流动型膜生物反应器流体力学特性研究

以气升式环流反应器和膜生物反应器为基础,提出气泡循环流动型膜生物反应器的概念.利用气液循环流动减缓膜污染,通过充压渗透的操作方式,降低水处理能耗与设备投资.实验研究了下降管内中空纤维膜填充率对反应器的平均气含率、循环液速等流体力学性能的影响,使用模拟体系考察膜分离性能. 研究结果表明:循环流动的气液两相能够明显缓解膜污染,提高膜渗透通量;利用充压渗透的操作方式可以实现膜分离过程,同时加压操作会导致平均气含率减小,循环液速降低.在理论分析基础上,导出平均气含率、循环液速随操作气速和压强的变化关系.     

气升式内循环反应器的数值模拟和结构参数

采用Euler-Euler双流体模型对内循环反应器(高1240 mm,直径165 mm,导流筒高590 mm)进行数值模拟,考察了表观气速、导流筒结构(导流筒内径比Dt/D,底隙高度)对反应器内上升区、下降区流体力学参数(气含率、液体速度)的影响. 结果显示,表观气速、导流筒内径、底隙高度对反应器气含率、液体速度有很大影响,随表观气速增加,反应器上升区、下降区气含率都增加,导流筒内径比为0.58时更易实现气液循环,底隙高度为30 mm时反应器内下降区气含率、气液速度都最小;气液分离器角度越大,进入下降区的气体越多,当气液分离器角度为45o时,能更好地实现气液循环.     

带波纹隔板的平板式光生物反应器流动特性

在传统平板式光生物反应器中加入波纹形隔板,以其导流作用强化液体循环和气液传质,建立了新型带波纹隔板的平板式光生物反应器. 利用计算流体动力学(CFD)模拟及实验考察了该反应器的流动与传质特性及其影响因素. 结果表明,CFD模拟结果与实验测量值吻合良好,液体在上升区和下降区之间形成了良好的循环,随通气比增加,液相速度、平均气含率和溶氧体积传质系数均近似线性增加. 单位体积能量输入与平均液相体积传质系数之间有良好的线性关系. 综合各相关参数得到优化结构为：下降区/上升区截面积为1.62,隔板顶端到液面的距离为260 mm,隔板底端到反应器底部的距离为20 mm.     

表观气速对气升式环流反应器性能的影响

利用计算流体力学(CFD)数值模拟方法.采用Euler法双流体模型研究了表观气速对气液两相气升式环流反应器的液体循环速率和气含率的影响.实验结果与数值模拟结果吻合较好.结果表明.气含率和液体速率在反应器内分布不均匀,气含率在相同的径向位置变化很小,液体速率随着表观气速的增加而增加.     

Hydrodynamic characteristics in an inverse internal-loop airlift-driven fibrous-bed bioreactor

An inverse internal loop airlift-driven fibrous bed bioreactor (ALFBB) was designed by combining the advantages of an internal loop airlift bioreactor and packed bed bioreactor into one column. This bioreactor, with a high degree of design flexibility, is expected to handle genetically engineered cells as well as fragile cells, which are shear-sensitive. The hydrodynamic characteristics of the combined system have been investigated. Woven cotton was set in the downcomer of the I-IL-ALB to represent the fibrous bed packed bed and the outcome results were compared with those of the polyurethane foam (PUF) packed system and the unpacked I-IL-ALB system. The effects of the packing nature, packing height, packing top and bottom clearances, gaps between adjacent fiber surfaces, and superficial gas velocities were investigated. The hydrodynamic output variables included the gas holdup and liquid circulation velocity. Gas holdup for all packed systems continuously increased with increases in packing height, packing top clearance and superficial gas velocity. It was found highest in the downcomer of the cotton packed system than in the PUF counter part due to the roughness and hydrophilicity of the woven cotton fibrous material. Increased amounts of packing in the I-IL-ALB, whether in the form of cotton or PUF decreased the liquid circulation velocity in the bioreactor because of the increased frictional resistance and tortuosity. The reduction in liquid circulation velocity was significant for large packing with small gaps between fiber surfaces and increased bottom clearances of the cotton packed system. Empirical models based on packing properties are presented which accurately predict the gas holdup, whereas energy based model was proposed to predict liquid circulation velocities. The optimum hydrodynamic conditions were observed with cotton packing.     

缩放型导流筒气升式内环流生物反应器流体力学与传质特性

从气相含率、液体循环速度和体积氧传质系数方面研究缩放型导流筒气升式内环流生物反应器内的流体力学与传质特性。实验结果表明,与传统圆柱形导流筒相比较,缩放型导流筒气相含率和体积氧传质系数分别提高８％和１０％以上。气相含率和体积氧传质系数随固含率的增加而提高,液体循环速度随固含率的增加而减小;同一内管反应器随介质粘度的增加,体积氧传质系数减小。此外还在Ｈｉｇｂｉｅ穿透理论和Ｋｏｌｏｍｏｇｏｒｏｆｆ各向同     

Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a novel multi-airlifting membrane bioreactor

A novel multiple-airlifting membrane bioreactor is built with four sintered stainless steel tubular filters as the risers and downcomers. This work investigates the hydrodynamics including gas holdup, liquid velocity, liquid circulation and mixing times by aerating different number of risers (one to three) at superficial gas velocities of 0.02-0.07 m/s The mass transfer phenomena, including oxygen mass transfer (k_La) and effective molecular diffusivity of lactic and acetic acids through the walls of tubular filters, are also investigated. It is found that gas holdup in individual risers increases linearly with the superficial gas velocity, and performs independently under multiple-airlifting conditions. The vessel-based gas holdup and liquid velocity in downcomer(s) increase with aeration rate of individual risers as well as the number of risers. The liquid velocity in downcomers reaches an upper limit (about 0.6 m/s), because of flow resistance or energy loss of liquid circulation. The oxygen mass transfer coefficient (k_La) is primarily affected by gas holdup and the number of risers, and to some extent influenced by liquid velocity. The novel airlifter configuration results in good liquid mixing in the bioreactor that quickly reaches new steady state in response to a sudden pH change from acid addition.     

三相环流反应器流体力学行为

气升式三相环流反应器综合了鼓泡塔和机械搅拌釜的优良性能,具有结构简单、无机械传动部件、易密封、造价低、容易实现工业放大等优点,在石油、化工、电化学和生物化工等领域得到了广泛应用．随着能源形势的日趋紧张,环流反应器在液相法合成甲醇、浆态床一步法合成二甲醚、煤液化等过程中的应用得到许多研究人员的重视,并取得了重要的研究进展．由于目前对其内部流动行为尚缺乏系统的认识,进行工业设计和操作过程中仍显理论指导不足     

Dynamic and local gas holdup studies in external loop recirculating airlift reactor with two rolls of fiberglass packing using electrical resistance tomography

BACKGROUND: Airlift bioreactors have been used extensively in biotechnology industries in recent years in a variety of arrangements and applications. The insertion of packing inside the bioreactors has the potential to provide high productivity within a compact size through utilizing immobilized species. RESULTS: A novel recirculating external loop airlift bioreactor that has two rolls of fiberglass packing and a gas distributor in between was designed and built. Electrical resistance tomography (ERT) images showed that the gas holdup increased after installing the packing and the gas distributor. Gas holdup in the riser increased with decreasing static liquid height in the bioreactor. This decreased the liquid superficial velocity, which contributed to a higher gas holdup in the bioreactor. Results also showed that riser gas holdup varied slightly with different sparger configurations. Higher gas holdup increases the oxygen mass transfer rate by increasing the residence time and interfacial mass transfer area. CONCLUSION: ERT results showed that fiberglass packing with an installed gas distributor in bioreactors can achieve higher gas holdup at higher superficial gas velocity. This can contribute to improved conversion in bioreactors with packing through utilizing higher biomass concentrations and higher oxygen concentration. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Phase distributions in a gas–liquid–solid circulating fluidized bed riser

The distributions of the three phases in gas–liquid–solid circulating fluidized beds (GLSCFB) were studied using a novel measurement technique that combines electrical resistance tomography (ERT) and optical fibre probe. The introduction of gas into a liquid–solid circulating fluidized bed (LSCFB), thus forming a GLSCFB, caused the increase of solids holdup due to the significantly decreased available buoyancy with the lower density of the gas, even with a somewhat increased liquid velocity due to the decreased liquid holdup giving space for the gas holdup. The gas passed through the riser in the form of bubbles, which tended to flow more through the central region of the riser, leading to more radial non‐uniformity in radial holdup of the phases. The gas velocity has the most significant effect on the gas phase holdup. While the gas velocity also has an obvious effect to the solids holdups, the liquid flow rate had a much more considerable effect on the phase holdups. The solids circulation rate also had a significant effect on the phase holdups, with increasing solids circulation rate causing much more increased solids holdup in the central region than close to the wall. A correlation was developed for the relative radial distributions of solids holdup in GLSCFB, as such radial profiles were found similar over a wide range of operating conditions, like those in a typical gas–solid circulating fluidized beds (GSCFB). Finally, the axial solids profiles in a GLSCFB was found to be much closer to those in an LSCFB which are very uniform, than those found in a GSCFB which are less uniform and sometime having a S shape. Water was used as the continuous and conductive phase, air was the gas phase and glass bead and lava rock particles were used as the solid and non‐conductive phase.     

Hydrodynamics in down flow jet loop reactor

Gas holdup and liquid circulation time were measured in a down flow jet loop reactor for air–water system. It was observed that the circulation time decreases with an increase in nozzle diameter, draft tube to column diameter ratio and liquid velocity. Th gas holdup increases with an increase in gas and liquid velocities. The optimum draft tube to column diameter ratio was found to be 0.438. Correlations for gas holdup and circulation time involving operational and geometrical variables are presented.     

THE INVERSE FLUIDIZATION AIRLIFT BIOREACTOR, PART I: HYDRODYNAMIC STUDIES

The inverse fiuidization airlift bioreactor offers a simple solution to the problem of handling shear sensitive cultures and/or systems requiring biofilm growth control. This unit combines in a single vessel the hydrodynamic behavior of concentric tube airlift aerators or contactors and liquid-solid fluidized beds. The effects of the diameter of the concentric tubes, liquid level, bed properties and gas flow rate on gas holdup, bed expansion and liquid circulation velocity were investigated in this study. The Zuber and Findlay relation (1965) gives satisfactory results for gas holdup. The inverse bed expansion can be predicted by the Richardson and Zaki correlation (1953). The liquid circulation velocity can be calculated using a mechanical energy balance     

Hydrodynamics of a slurry airlift reactor at high solid concentrations

The hydrodynamics of a slurry airlift reactor at high solid concentrations were experimentally studied. The influences of the average solid concentration, superficial gas velocity and particle size on the radial and axial profiles of the solid holdup, average gas holdup and liquid circulation velocity were investigated. The local solid holdup was measured with an electrical conductivity probe. At low solid concentrations or high superficial gas velocities, the radial profile of the solid holdup was uniform. At high solid concentrations, the radial profile of the solid holdup was nonuniform, with higher values near the wall. This radial nonuniformity increased with decreased superficial gas velocity or increased average solid concentration. The axial profile of the cross-sectional average solid holdup was uniform at all conditions in this work, even at high solid concentrations. The average gas holdup and liquid circulation velocity increased with the superficial gas velocity but decreased with the average solid concentration. A mathematical model based on the balance of the transverse lift force and turbulent dispersion force was proposed to predict the radial profile of the solid holdup. Reasonable predictions were obtained from this model with an adjustable model parameter.