轴流桨搅拌槽内完全湍流的研究

为研究轴流桨搅拌槽内完全湍流状况,采用相位多普勒粒子分析仪(PDPA)对MK和ZHX搅拌器进行流场测试,得到不同工况下的时均速度场分布.应用渐近不变性方法,选取适当的特征尺度,给出挡板处壁面射流的轴向速度相似剖面,确定用于评定槽内完全湍流界限的轴向速度分布曲线,建立了搅拌雷诺数与搅拌槽内完全湍流流动达到的高度之间的线性关系.结果表明,非全槽完全湍流状态下,槽上部会出现过渡流区;随雷诺数的增大,搅拌槽内完全湍流流动达到的高度增大;不同型式搅拌器的完全湍流流场所需的雷诺数不同,单层桨搅拌槽内达到全槽完全湍流需要很大的搅拌功率.     

轴流桨搅拌槽三维流场数值模拟

利用k -ε湍流模型预测了搅拌槽在不同操作条件下宏观速度场 ,模型成功预测了搅拌槽内速度分布 ,计算结果与实验结果吻合较好 .模型预测结果表明 ,搅拌槽内宏观流动场受搅拌桨槽径比影响较大 .对单层搅拌桨 -槽体系 ,挡板前后宏观流动场差别很大 ,在挡板以前区域 ,轴向流动较强 ,在整个r -z断面上形成一个整体循环 ;而在挡板后面区域 ,流体在桨叶安装位置高度附近转向轴心流动 ,槽体上半部区域形成二次循环区域 ,且二次循环区域内流体以向下流动为主 .     

各向异性k-ε湍流模型在Rushton桨搅拌槽三维流场整体数值模拟中的应用

根据搅拌槽内的流动呈各向异性的特点,引入适用于强旋转流场的各向异性k-ε湍流模型,用改进的内外迭代法对有挡板的Rushton桨搅拌槽进行了整体数值模拟.利用文献中对搅拌槽内流场测定结果,给出了适用于Rushton 桨搅拌槽的各向异性湍流黏度系数值.模拟计算得到了搅拌槽内的流场分布和脉动速度分布,并同标准k-e湍流模型计算结果及文献数据进行比较.结果表明,各向异性k-ε湍流模型能成功反映Reynolds应力、湍流动能等湍流特征量,明显优于标准k-ε湍流模型.     

搅拌槽内三维流场的LDV测量

利用三维激光多普勒测速系统(3D-LDV)对搅拌槽内流场进行了湍流测量和流场分析,同时对测量系统和测量原理进行了介绍,给出了在偏心搅拌和中心搅拌时搅拌槽内的时均速度场分布和湍流度等实验结果.这些结果为搅拌槽的设计和放大提供了很有价值的实验依据.     

各向异性k-ε湍流模型在Rushton桨搅拌槽三维流场整体数值模拟中的应用

根据搅拌槽内的流动呈各向异性的特点 ,引入适用于强旋转流场的各向异性k -ε湍流模型 ,用改进的内外迭代法对有挡板的Rushton桨搅拌槽进行了整体数值模拟 .利用文献中对搅拌槽内流场测定结果 ,给出了适用于Rushton桨搅拌槽的各向异性湍流黏度系数值 .模拟计算得到了搅拌槽内的流场分布和脉动速度分布 ,并同标准k -ε湍流模型计算结果及文献数据进行比较 .结果表明 ,各向异性k -ε湍流模型能成功反映Reynolds应力、湍流动能等湍流特征量 ,明显优于标准k -ε湍流模型 .     

带导流板的自吸式搅拌槽内流动场的数值模拟

对一带导流板的自吸式搅拌槽进行了数值模拟,研究搅拌转速、桨叶高度、叶片数目对搅拌槽内流动场的影响。结果表明,随着搅拌转速的均匀增大,搅拌槽内流体速度均匀度增大,搅拌轴功率也逐步增大;随着桨叶高度的逐渐增大,搅拌功率先降低再增加;桨叶安装高度为150 mm,搅拌混合效果较好;随着桨叶数目的增多,搅拌槽内的流体速度分布更加均匀,湍流程度呈现递增趋势。     

无挡板涡轮桨搅拌槽内湍流流动的分离涡模拟

采用分离涡模型对无挡板涡轮桨搅拌槽内的湍流流动进行了研究,重点分析了流场结构和速度分布,以检验该模型模拟搅拌槽内流体流动的有效性和正确性. 为了加快收敛,先采用标准k-e模型进行稳态流场计算,并以此结果为初始值进行分离涡模拟. 与现有文献大涡模拟及实验结果对比表明,分离涡模型能捕捉槽内流体的瞬时流动特征,获得的时均速度分布与大涡模拟及实验结果吻合较好,其中对切向速度分布的预测误差不超过7%,对径向速度分布的预测精度则低一些,局部误差接近12%. 分离涡模型适用于无挡板涡轮桨搅拌槽内湍流流动的模拟,能获得与大涡模拟相近的结果,且计算量更小(约为大涡模拟的1/3).     

双层圆盘涡轮式搅拌器的CFX流场模拟

利用最新流体力学软件ANSYS-CFX12.0对双层六直叶圆盘涡轮搅拌槽内流场进行了数值模拟。采用湍流模型成功的模拟了搅拌槽内的流动,并与对应实验结果进行了对比;考察了同转速,不同搅拌层间距、底搅拌层离底高度下的流场分布,给出了湍流动能分布图,对其搅拌效果的影响进行分析,为该领域研究者提供了借鉴。     

搅拌槽内单相湍流流场数值模拟研究进展

搅拌槽内的流场是决定混合、传热及传质等操作的基础,对流场的研究具有十分重要的意义,计算流体动力学是研究流场的重要方法。本文回顾了搅拌数值模型的发展历程,阐述了三十年来各种搅拌流场数值模拟方法的特点及其应用情况,对比分析了各种湍流模型的优缺点,并展望了未来搅拌槽内单相湍流模型的发展方向。     

板式螺旋桨搅拌槽内的流场及其流动特性

以板式螺旋桨叶轮为例,采用相位多普勒粒子分析仪测量了直径为300 mm的平底圆筒搅拌槽内的流场;分析了时均速度、脉动速度及湍流动能的分布,以及叶轮离底间隙变化和挡板对流场的影响。结果表明:随离底间隙增大,叶轮区脉动速度和湍流动能增大,时均速度和脉动速度最大值位置向槽中心方向移动;主循环区轴向速度最大值随离底间隙增大而减小;叶轮区湍流动能较高,随离底间隙增大,湍流动能最大值增大,位置靠近叶轮端部;挡板阻碍槽内切向流动,影响湍流动能的分布,挡板前流场反映了叶轮区的湍流动能分布。     

轴流式搅拌器湍流运动特性

引言 搅拌混合是化工工业过程中最常见,也是最重要的单元操作之一,其主要目的是加速体系中传质或传热过程.     

螺旋桨搅拌槽内湍流运动测量及数据处理

螺旋桨搅拌槽内湍流运动测量及数据处理侯拴弟，王英琛，施力田（北京化工大学化学工程系，北京１０００２９）关键词搅拌槽，湍流运动，螺旋桨１前言轴流式搅拌槽常用于物料混匀、结晶、悬浮及催化反应等过程，是化工生产中重要的单元设备之一。纵观以往文献［１～３］，...     

TURBULENT FLOW IN STIRRED TANKS: SCALE-UP COMPUTATIONS FOR VESSEL HYDRODYNAMICS

A numeric model for turbulent flow was used to compute the flow patterns in Rushton turbine agitated vessels. The cases considered cover two orders of magnitude for the three different scaling criteria of constant impeller Reynolds number, power input per unit mass, and impeller tip speed. The constant power input scale-up criteria maintains the turbulence levels throughout the vessel during scale-up. The circulation times, however, increase with vessel size for this scaling criteria. The other scaling criteria of constant impeller tip speed and impeller Reyonds number lead to decreasing turbulence levels in the tank along with further increases in circulation times.     

螺旋桨搅拌槽中液体的流动结构

在直径１６００ｍｍ的平底柱形有机玻璃槽中，利用热膜风速仪测量了２个搅拌浆－槽体系中流体的时均速度，脉动速度的均方根值，湍流强度，纵向积分尺度，纵向微分尺度和能谱函数。研究了时均速度及湍流微结构在搅拌槽中的分布规律及搅抖转速的影响。     

The mean flow field produced by a 45° pitched blade turbine: Changes in the circulation pattern due to off bottom clearance

The impeller discharge stream and bulk circulation flow produced by a pitched blade turbine (PBT) in a fully baffled stirred tank have been defined, using a combination of flow visualization and laser Doppler anemometry measurement techniques. Two distinct bulk circulation patterns have been identified, one for higher off bottom clearances, and one for lower clearances. The circulation patterns are shown to have a substantial impact on the discharge stream, even very close to the edge of the impeller blades. These findings indicate that the action of the impeller is not independent of the tank geometry, but contains a substantial feedback component from the bulk flow. This conclusion has substantial implications for the modelling and prediction of stirred tank flow fields.     

FLOW GENERATED BY PITCHED BLADE TURBINES II: SIMULATION USING κ-ε MODEL

Experimental data on average velocity and turbulence intensity generated by pitched blade downflow turbines (PTD) were presented in Part I of this paper. Part II presents the results of the simulation of flow generated by PTD

The standard κ-ε model along with the boundary conditions developed in the Part 1 have been employed to predict the flow generated by PTD in cylindrical baffled vessel. This part describes the new software FIAT (Flow In Agitated Tanks) for the prediction of three dimensional flow in stirred tanks. The basis of this software has been described adequately. The influence of grid size, impeller boundary conditions and values of model parameters on the predicted flow have been analysed. The model predictions successfully reproduce the three dimensionality and the other essential characteristics of the flow. The model can be used to improve the overall understanding about the relative distribution of turbulence by PTD in the agitated tank     

The mean flow field generated by a pitched blade turbine: Changes in the circulation pattern due to impeller geometry

The mean flow field in a tank stirred with a pitched blade turbine was measured using a two-component Laser Doppler Anemometer system (LDA). The effects of impeller clearances and impeller geometries (number of blades, blade angle and blade size) on the mean flow field have been studied. The primary pumping number, induced pumping number of the primary circulation loop and the induced pumping number of the secondary circulation loop, which often has been ignored, are reported. The flow patterns and circulation loops are more complex than those traditional ones, which vary with the geometries of the PTD and the clearances.     

UTILIZATION OF POPULATION BALANCES IN SIMULATION OF LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS IN MIXED TANKS

A simulation model has been developed to model drop populations in a mixed tank. A multiblock mixed tank model has been used with the drop population balance equations developed in the literature. The drop breakage and coalescence functions used in the population balance model take into account the local turbulent energy dissipation values. The drop breakage and coalescence function parameters are fitted against drop size measurements from dense liquid-liquid dispersions, which were assumed fully turbulent. Since the local turbulence and flow values of a mixed tank are used in the present model, the fundamental breakage and coalescence phenomena can be taken into closer examination. Furthermore, the present model is capable of predicting inhomogeneities occurring in a mixed tank. It is also considered as an improved tool for process scale-up, compared to the simple vessel-averaged population balance approach, or use of correlations of dimensionless numbers only. The present model can use two sources of data for fitting parameters in the drop rate functions. One is the transient data of the measured drop size distribution as the impeller speed is changed. The other is the time-averaged data measured at different locations of the mixed tank. Different flow regions can be chosen from direct measurements or from the CFD simulations in a straightforward manner. CFD flow simulation results can be used when no experimentally obtained flow conditions are available. This is especially useful for nonstandard vessels, such as reactors containing cooling coils.     

Experimental and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) studies on mixing characteristics of a modified helical ribbon impeller

Experimental and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling studies have been performed on mixing characteristics of a new modified helical ribbon impeller in a viscous medium. A novel arrangement for the multiple reference frame (MRF) technique was proposed and the modeling results were compared with those of conventional MRF selecting method. Calculations were performed to study the effects of several parameters: axial flow number, axial circulation time, impeller clearance, and power consumption. The higher performance of the modified impeller has been proven in terms of axial flow number and axial circulation time. The results showed that significant improvement in mixing performance can be obtained at a higher impeller clearance with the modified impeller employed. In addition, the power consumption by the new impeller has been compared with that of the classic one. The CFD-predicted flow patterns generated by the impellers were used to explain the higher performance of the modified impeller. In addition, the results reveal that the CFD-predicted particle volume fractions at various axial distances from the tank bottom are reasonably in agreement with the experimental observations.     

Experimental Study of Influence of the Impeller Spacing on Flow Behaviour of Double‐Impeller Stirred Tank

The flow fields in the stirred tank with three different kinds of combined double‐impeller agitators: disc turbine + disc turbine (DT‐DT, radial impeller), pitched blade turbine + pitched blade turbine (PTD‐PTD, axial impeller) and pitched blade turbine + disc turbine (PTD‐DT), were investigated in detail by using laser Doppler anemometry. The two‐dimensional mean velocity field and the distribution of turbulence intensity were obtained for different impeller spacings. The experimental results show that the impeller spacing has a significant influence on the flow field. To improve flow homogeneity and agitator efficiency, the appropriate impeller spacing should be in the range of 1/2 to 2/3 of the tank diameter.