气液固三相浆态床反应器研究进展

由于在甲醇合成、费托合成等工艺中的成功应用,气液固三相浆态床反应器的研究引起了越来越多的重视.本文综述了有关浆态床反应器方面的研究,包括:流体力学性能、反应器设计、固液分离以及产业化进程.详细地介绍了影响浆态床反应器流体力学性能的主要因素:压力、温度、气体表观气速、液体性质及固含率等对流型、气含率、气泡停留时间分布和传质系数的影响.总结了近年来在浆态床反应器设计和固液分离方面的研究成果.     

锥形鼓泡床内气含率特性的研究

本文分析了锥形鼓泡床内流型过渡、平均气含率及气含率轴向分布特性，考察了入口气体速度、静止液体（或淤浆）高度及淤浆浓度的影响，比较了与圆柱床的差异，结果表明对于鼓泡床内气体体积收缩的反应，用锥形床的冷态试验可以较精确地模拟其实际结果。     

再分布板和径向挡板对淤浆鼓泡床流体力学特性的影响

研究了在以空气-水-石英砂为实验体系的淤浆鼓泡床中加入内构件?再分布板和径向挡板对床层气含率和固含率的影响,并与不加内构件的情况进行了对比. 实验结果表明,再分布板可明显提高床层的平均气含率,且开孔孔径越小,作用越显著;但径向挡板的作用不明显;再分布板和径向挡板均可改善气含率和固含率的轴向分布,且不会大幅度增加压降. 通过对Smith关联式进行修正,得到了带有再分布板的淤浆鼓泡床中床层平均气含率的经验关联式.     

EFFECT OF OPERATING CONDITIONS ON GAS HOLDUP IN SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMNS WITH A FOAMING LIQUID

This work presents experimental data on gas holdup in slurry bubble columns with a foaming liquid. The effects of solids concentration, solid particle size, superficial phase velocities and column dimensions on the gas holdup are analyzed. At low superficial gas velocities (less than 4cm/s), for which the liquid does not foam, the presence of solids with small particle size does not affect the gas holdup whereas solids with large particle size induce foam formation and thus their presence increases the gas holdup. In the foaming regime, an increase of solids concentration decreases the gas holdup. The operating mode has a strong effect on the gas holdup: the semi-batch operating mode (stagnant liquid-solid suspension) increases the ability of the liquid to foam with respect to the continuous mode. Regarding the effect of column dimensions, the results presented show that the height of the bubble column does not affect at an appreciable extent the gas holdup in the range 6 < LID < 12. At high gas velocities (greater than 6 cm/s) the gas holdups obtained in a 30 cm-internal diameter column are the same as those measured in a 10 cm-internal diameter column.     

HYDRODYNAMICS OF BUBBLE COLUMNS WITH TWO IMMISCIBLE LIQUID PHASES

An experimental study of hydrodynamic parameters of bubble columns with the presence of two immiscible liquid phases, water and kerosene, was performed. The solid used consisted of glass beads with a narrow size distribution. The analysis was based on the determination of global gas holdups and phases distribution along the length of the column in the semibatch mode of operation. The results show thai the presence of two immiscible liquid phases significantly reduces the gas holdup in the bubble column as compared to the results obtained with pure aqueous and organic liquid phases. The distribution of solid phase in a slurry bubble column is drastically affected by the presence of immiscible liquid phases, and exhibits a qualitatively different behavior when compared lo systems with one liquid phase. The addition of small amounts of aqueous phase to a slurry bubble column in which the liquid phase is kerosene results in the sedimentation of the solid. As the amount of aqueous phase added is increased, the solid fluidizes yielding almost flat concentration profiles.     

The role of gas phase momentum in determining gas holdup and hydrodynamic flow regimes in bubble column operations

Experiments conducted in 0.15 m diameter bubble columns using water and non-aqueous liquids have shown that the gas velocity at which transition from the bubbly flow to the churn-turbulent flow regime occurs is a function of gas density. The transition velocity increased with increasing gas density. The direct effect of gas density on gas holdup in the bubbly flow regime is small with only a slight increase in holdup being observed at higher densities (?_G α ρ_g ^0.04). In the churnturbulent region a much greater effect of gas density on gas holdup was observed. These differences were found to be a direct function of the differences in holdup values at the transition points. Gas holdup was found to be a function of the gas phase momentum. In the bubbly flow regime holdup was directly proportional to momentum while in the churn-turbulent regime holdup was proportional to momentum to the one third power. Reasons for this behaviour are discussed, as well as the implied effects on liquid mixing in bubble column slurry reactors. The effects of gas density may offer an explanation for some apparently anomalous published results.     

湍动浆态床流体力学研究（Ⅰ）气含率及其分布规律

对高气速、高固含率、大塔径条件下的湍动浆态床平均气含率和气含率径向分布进行了实验测定,结合工业实验数据,归纳出可用于工业条件的气含率计算关联式,给出了简化的流体力学模型用于气含率分布的模拟。结果表明,浆态床气含率将随塔径增加而降低,固含率与塔径之间存在交互影响;同时,气含率的径向分布也随气速和塔径的增大而改变,存在明显的放大效应,简化模型能够较好地模拟实验结果。     

浆态床鼓泡反应器中气含率的分布

为了解浆态床鼓泡反应器中气含率的分布规律,在浆态床鼓泡反应器冷模试验装置中,以空气-液体石蜡-氧化铝微球为试验介质对装置内部的气含率进行研究。利用压差法研究了表观气速、浆液固含量等操作条件对反应器床层总体气含率的影响,利用光纤探针法研究了浆态床反应器不同操作条件对局部气含率的影响,总结了反应器内部气含率的分布规律,并由此对工业浆态床鼓泡反应器的设计进行了研究。结果表明:浆态床反应器的总体气含率随表观气速的增大而增大,固体细颗粒的加入能适当降低总体气含率;在反应器底部,分布器对气体的均布作用明显,但表观气速的增大能够弱化分布器的作用;在反应器的中上部气含率不受分布器的影响,沿反应器径向呈现"中间高,边缘低"的分布趋势;在工业费托浆态床中,表观气速不宜低于0.12 m/s,内过滤系统适宜设置于反应器中上部靠近器壁的位置。     

Flow Regime Identification in a Slurry Bubble Column from Gas Holdup and Pressure Fluctuations Analysis

Analysis of gas holdups and pressure fluctuations are conducted in a slurry bubble column to study changes in flow regimes and comparisons are made with solid‐free bubble column. The pressure fluctuations are measured by fast response pressure transducers mounted on the column wall in the distributor and bulk regions. Air, tap water and 35 micron glass beads are used as the gas, liquid and solid phases respectively. Statistical analysis of pressure fluctuation data combined with gas holdup analysis provided information about flow regime transition and interesting insights into bubble size distributions and changes in flow structure.     

Experimental and numerical investigations of scale-up effects on the hydrodynamics of slurry bubble columns

Experiments and simulations were conducted for bubble columns with diameter of 0.2 m(180 mm i.d.), 0.5 m(476 mm i.d.) and 0.8 m(760 mm i.d.) at high superficial gas velocities(0.12–0.62 m·s-1) and high solid concentrations(0–30 vol%). Radial profiles of time-averaged gas holdup, axial liquid velocity, and turbulent kinetic energy were measured by using in-house developed conductivity probes and Pavlov tubes. Effects of column diameter, superficial gas velocity, and solid concentration were investigated in a wide range of operating conditions. Experimental results indicated that the average gas holdup remarkably increases with superficial gas velocity, and the radial profiles of investigated flow properties become steeper at high superficial gas velocities. The axial liquid velocities significantly increase with the growth of the column size, whereas the gas holdup was slightly affected. The presence of solid in bubble columns would inhibit the breakage of bubbles, which results in an increase in bubble rise velocity and a decrease in gas holdup, but time-averaged axial liquid velocities remain almost the same as that of the hollow column. Furthermore, a 2-D axisymmetric k–ε model was used to simulate heterogeneous bubbly flow using commercial code FLUENT 6.2. The lateral lift force and the turbulent diffusion force were introduced for the determination of gas holdup profiles and the effects of solid concentration were considered as the variation of average bubble diameter in the model. Results predicted by the CFD simulation showed good agreement with experimental data.     

Axial dispersion in a rectangular bubble column

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the gas holdup and the liquid phase axial dispersion coefficient in a narrow packed and unpacked rectangular bubble column. In both cases the gas and liquid flow rates were varied and the data were obtained by employing standard tracer technique. The gas holdup and the axial dispersion coefficient for both the packed and unpacked columns were found to be dependent on the gas and liquid flow rates. For given gas and liquid velocities and a given packing size in the case of the packed column, the rectangular column gave significantly higher dispersion coefficients than a cylindrical column of the equivalent cross sectional area. This result agrees very well with the one predicted by the velocity distribution model. The correlations for the Peclet number, the axial dispersion coefficient, and the fluid holdup for both the unpacked and packed bubble columns are presented.     

HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN A DRAFT TUBE SLURRY REACTOR

Fundamental characteristics of hydrodynamics and mass transfer have been measured in an air lift slurry reactor with a draft tube. The solid suspension capacity, i.e., the critical solid holdup, the gas holdup and the volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient were measured in the two draft tube columns of 0.1485 and 0.10?m in diameter. Four activated carbon beads ranging in size from 0.25 to 2.19?mm in average diameter were utilized as suspended solids in the experiments.

The critical solid holdup in the draft tube slurry column is found to be much greater than that in the conventional bubble column. An empirical correlation is developed to account for the critical solid holdup behavior in the draft tube column. The gas holdup in the draft tube column agrees well with that in the bubble column. The overall gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient, k₁awas measured by the oxygen probe method. The effect of solid holdup on k₁a is found to be negligible in the present system. The empirical equation is developed to correlate k₁a in the draft tube slurry reactor.     

Simultaneous effect of particle size and solid concentration on the hydrodynamics of slurry bubble column reactors

The simultaneous effect of particle size and concentration on the total gas holdup of slurry bubble column reactors was investigated in this work. The total gas holdup was measured for air–water–glass beads systems. Three solid concentrations and three particle diameters were used. It was found that increasing particle size at high constant concentration decreases gas holdup. Moreover, increasing solid concentration decreases gas holdup and this decreasing effect is higher for larger particles. Also, solid particles have two effects on hydrodynamics, namely, changing the viscosity and density of the liquid phase as well as hindering the bubbles from rising within the column by the collision phenomenon. Therefore, a novel correcting factor was introduced to correct the gas holdup. The hindering factor considers both the collision efficiency affected by the particle size as well as the solid concentration. A novel correlation was developed to predict the experimental data of the three-phase gas holdup.     

浆料鼓泡塔反应器部分流体力学参数研究综述

本文综述了浆料鼓泡塔反应器的主要流体力学参数－流域,气泡的大小和上升速度,相含率和固定颗粒悬浮的临床气速等－的测定和影响因素。简要介绍了国外采用的汉体力学参数测定方法－动态气体逸出法。     

Flow behavior of wakes in a three-phase slurry bubble column with viscous liquid medium

Flow behavior of wakes has been investigated in a three-phase slurry bubble column of 0.102 m ID and 1.5 m in height. The dependence of wake characteristics such as rising velocity, frequency, holdup and equivalent size on the operating variables was examined by employing an electric resistivity probe method. The gas velocity, liquid viscosity and solid content in the slurry phase were chosen as independent parameters. The rising velocity of wake region increased with an increase in the gas velocity (4.0–12.0 cm/s), liquid viscosity (1.0–50.0 mPa·s) or solid content (0–25 wt%) in the slurry phase. The frequency and holdup of wake phase increased with increasing gas velocity, but decreased with increasing liquid viscosity or solid content in the slurry phase. The equivalent size of wake phase increased with increasing gas velocity, liquid viscosity or solid content in the slurry phase. The wake properties and holdup were well correlated with operation variables within these experimental conditions.     

Classification and characterization of hydrodynamic and transport behaviors of three-phase reactors

According to axial profile of solid concentration, the cocurrent upward threephase reactors with liquid as continuous phase can be classified into three types (a) gassparged slurry reactors, (b) threephase bubble columns, and (c) threephase fluidized beds Comparative study shows that the gas hold up, bubble characteristics and mass transfer are significantly dependent on the type of threephase reactors Three types of reactors exhibit the different hydrodynamic and transport behaviors with particle size, solid concentration and gas holdup The structural analysis of the axial solid distribution indicates the bubble and bubble wake dynamics are the key factors to the hydrodynamic and transport behaviors of three-phase reactors.     

浆态床内固含率轴向分布的数值模拟

采用DBS曳力模型计算气液相间作用,分别采用Gidaspow曳力模型、经Brucato修正的Gidaspow曳力模型和Schiller?Naumann曳力模型计算液固相间作用,忽略气固间的直接作用,对比了浆态床内不同颗粒粒径体系轴向固含率的模拟和实验结果. 结果表明,不同液固相间曳力模型对气含率的预测影响不大;在颗粒粒径较大(140 ?m)的体系中,较低表观气速下气液DBS与液固Schiller?Naumann曳力模型组合模拟的固含率随床高度增加而减小,与实验结果吻合,而其它曳力模型组合的模拟结果较差,轴向分布较均匀;在颗粒粒径较小(35 ?m)的体系中,几种曳力模型组合的模拟结果均与实验结果吻合较好,轴向分布较均匀.     

Use of ultrasound for phase holdup measurements in multiphase systems

This study evaluates ultrasound as a non‐invasive technique for determining the cross‐sectional holdups of multiphase systems. Experiments are performed in a column of 292 mm inner diameter with air, water and uniform glass beads of 1.3 mm diameter as the particles. In a bubble column, the signal intensity decayed exponentially with increasing gas holdup. In a liquid–solid fluidized bed, the wave time‐of‐flight decreased linearly when the solids holdup increased from 25% to 60% (fixed bed), while the signal intensity increased. Signal attenuation limits the use of this method for three‐phase fluidized beds. When large particles (mm range) are used, it is difficult to operate at a wavelength that permits transmission through both dispersed phases. For three‐phase systems, slurry bubble columns with low dispersed phases holdups and smaller particles present a less attenuative media and are better suited to this technique.     

Hydrodynamics of a Tapered Bubble Column

The hydrodynamic behavior of a single‐stage tapered bubble column using an air‐water two‐phase system has been studied. The experimental results indicate that the holdup increases with increasing superficial gas velocity and bubble slip velocity, while it remains constant with increasing superficial liquid velocity. The gas flow rate has a subtle effect on pressure drop owing to the dynamic pressure recovery stemming from the increase in flow area in the axial direction. The results further suggest that the tapered bubble column shows higher holdup with lower energy dissipation than the conventional bubble columns under similar hydrodynamic conditions. The experimental values of the holdup are in excellent agreement with the well‐known Akita and Yoshida correlation available in the existing literature. Also, the performance of the tapered system has been shown to be much better than that of conventional columns under similar conditions in water/alkaline scrubbing of fly ash and SO₂ either alone or in combination.     

鼓泡床内气体分布器设计及其对水力学的影响

本文比较了目前常用的几种分布器，通过照像法观察了三种分布器（单孔板、多孔板和烧结金属板）上的气泡形成过程，然后测定了这三种分布器的于板压降和湿板压降，并就它们对水力学条件的影响进行了考察。其结果对鼓泡床内分布器的设计具有一定的参考价值。