规整填料内置隔板边长对压降及传质的影响

传质发生在规整填料表面,通道内气体间相互碰撞形成的涡流在一定程度上强化传质,但消耗大量能量,压降升高。为减小压降,在每个传质单元中非波谷区加入隔板得到新型规整填料Mon-JKB-250Y。CFD（Computational Fluid Dynamics计算机流体力学）模拟发现,增大隔板边长,压降减小、气相总传质效率增大、单位压降下的传质系数先增大后减小,存在一个最适宜隔板边长。在F=1.2~2.7 m·s^-1·（kg·m^-3）^0.5范围内,隔板边长为14.7~16.8 mm时,单位压降下的传质系数达到最大。运用显色化学反应可视化技术验证CFD模拟结果,平均相对误差小于10%,CFD模拟结果可靠。     

填料塔基础理论研究新进展

规整填料塔具有效率高、压降低、放大效应不明显等优点,其成功应用有赖于对二相流动与传质的深入认识。文中综述了规整填料塔内的气液二相流动与分布、返混、气液二相在常压和高压下的传质特性、M arangon i效应以及计算流体力学(CFD)在规整填料塔中的应用等方面的国内外研究进展。填料塔内液体的分布与返混的研究较多,气相的流动分布与返混特性的研究较少,高压传质、M arangon i效应,特别是利用计算流体力学(CFD)模拟填料塔内的液体流动与传质等已逐渐成为研究的热点。     

折流式旋转床气相流场数值模拟研究

采用CFD方法对折流式旋转床气液两相流动及压降进行数值模拟,建立了二维物理模型,研究了折流式旋转床转速、动静圈对数、进气量对气相压降和气相流场的影响,并用实验数据对模型进行验证. 结果表明,计算与实验相对误差在15%以内. 气相压降随进气量和动静圈对数增加而显著增大;转速增加,压降增大,但不明显,压降主要集中在转子内部,占总压降的88%~97%,其中转子压降的55%~73%由拐弯处的摩擦阻力引起;气体在静圈下隙存在回流,在动圈上隙气体流动缓慢,存在流动死区,气速主要以切向速度为主(占80%以上),峰值位于转子外缘,并与气体入口存在较大速度梯度,径向和轴向速度所占比例较小,且因位置不同而不同. 速度变化和压降的变化是转速、进气量和动静圈数等共同作用的结果.     

新型径向叶片式旋转床压降分析及气相流场模拟

针对折流式旋转床压降高、能耗大的问题,提出了一种新型超重力旋转床设备--径向叶片式旋转床。首先,对该旋转床的压降进行了理论分析和建模,并利用水-空气体系进行了实验研究。通过改变气量、转速和液量探究了新型径向叶片式旋转床压降的变化规律,结果表明压降随气量、转速和液量的增加而增加,且随着气量和转速的增加,液量对压降的贡献逐渐减小。压降模型的预测值与实验数据的相对偏差基本在10%以内,表明模型可以较好地预测新型径向叶片式旋转床的压降。另外,通过计算流体力学（CFD）软件的模拟获得了旋转床内气相流场和压力分布的结果,发现转子内压降是总压降的主要部分;气体进入转子后会因叶片作用使得周向速度变大,并在转子外缘处达到最大值;气体的进口流速将会影响旋转床内的气相分布。利用实验数据对CFD模拟结果进行了验证,两者的相对偏差在10%左右。     

槽式孔板的湿气分层流差压预测模型

槽式孔板是一种新型的气液两相流测量元件,与标准孔板相比,槽式孔板具有前后直管段要求低、差压信号平稳、上游液相无累积等优点。通过对槽式孔板的局部阻力进行分析,槽式孔板总压降主要由摩阻压降和加速压降两部分组成。基于气液两相流体流经槽式孔板的流动机理,利用动量守恒关系式和能量守恒关系式计算摩阻压降和加速压降,建立了槽式孔板的分层流差压预测模型。以空气/水为介质,进行了一系列实验,实验结果表明,孔径比为0.75、0.6、0.5的槽式孔板的平均相对误差分别为6.45%、11.06%、12.52%,为湿气计量算法的完善提供了参考。     

Rectangular Slit Atmospheric Pressure Aerodynamic Lens Aerosol Concentrator

A rectangular slit micro-aerodynamic-lens (μADL) aerosol concentrator operating at atmospheric pressure has been developed. A single stage version has shown concentration ratios of up to 40:1 for 1 μm aerosol particles while particles larger than 2 μm can be concentrated by more than 100:1 in a single stage. The design of this device has been guided by unsteady 3D CFD modeling using detached eddy simulations (DES), and has been validated experimentally using polystyrene spheres and salt crystals of known aerodynamic diameters. The pressure drop in the device does not exceed 1.5 kPa in the major flow and 0.3 kPa in the minor flow at a total flow of 10 slpm.

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FST高效塔板传质元件内气相流场的数值模拟

FST高效塔板是一种喷射型塔板,同鼓泡型塔板相比,具有高通量、低压降等特点。塔板传质元件的结构会很大的影响塔板的传质效率和压降,为了优化塔板结构设计,提升塔板性能,有必要研究不同结构传质元件的效果。本文使用FLUENT软件对FST高效塔板传质元件开展数值模拟研究,得到传质元件内部气相流场,对比了3种结构传质元件内部气相流场的分布情况,考察了除雾叶片、旋流叶片径向角对气相流场的影响。结果显示除雾叶片会增强传质元件的除雾效果,降低塔板的雾沫夹带,但也会带来额外的塔压降。旋流叶片径向角会增强气相旋流强度,强化传质效果,但是也会带来压降过大、回流过大的问题。为优化设计塔板传质元件,应综合考虑各结构因素的影响,合理平衡塔板压降与传质效果、除雾效果。     

微通道内单乙醇胺水溶液吸收CO2/N2混合气的传质特性

采用高速摄像仪对400 μm×400 μm T形微通道内单乙醇胺（MEA）水溶液吸收混合气中CO₂过程的气液两相流及传质特性进行了实验研究,微通道内的压力降采用压力传感器进行测量。考察了弹状流型下气液两相流量及MEA浓度对压力降、比表面积和传质性能的影响。结果表明,当MEA浓度不变,气液两相流量增大时,压力降、比表面积、传质系数、体积传质系数和增强因子均增大,并逐渐趋于恒定。当气液流量不变,MEA浓度增大时,压力降、传质系数、体积传质系数和增强因子增大,但比表面积减小。实验条件下,压力降范围为2.00~5.23 kPa,化学吸收过程的传质系数范围为7.74×10^-4~2.97×10^-3 m·s^-1。对于伴有快速化学反应的传质过程,以Sherwood数、Reynolds数、Schmidt数及增强因子为变量建立了体积传质系数的预测关联式,平均偏差为5.09%,具有良好的预测性能。     

Experimental and computational study of the bed dynamics of semi‐cylindrical gas–solid fluidized bed

With computational fluid dynamics (CFD) it is possible to get a detailed view of the flow behaviour of the fluidized beds. A profound and fundamental understanding of bed dynamics such as bed pressure drop, bed expansion ratio, bed fluctuation ratio, and minimum fluidization velocity of homogeneous binary mixtures has been made in a semi‐cylindrical fluidized column for gas–solid systems, resulting in a predictive model for fluidized beds. In the present work attempt has been made to study the effect of different system parameters (viz., size and density of the bed materials and initial static bed height) on the bed dynamics. The correlations for the bed expansion and bed fluctuations have been developed on the basis of dimensional analysis using these system parameters. Computational study has also been carried out using a commercial CFD package Fluent (Fluent, Inc.). A multifluid Eulerian model incorporating the kinetic theory for solid particles was applied in order to simulate the gas–solid flow. CFD simulated bed pressure drop has been compared with the experimental bed pressure drops under different conditions for which the results show good agreements.     

Comparative study of dry pressure drop and flow behaviour of gas flow through sieve plate packing

Sieve plate packing is a newly developed packing that has been used in several industries due to its simple structure and operating flexibility, and no liquid flooding. In this work, first, systematic experiments were conducted to measure the pressure drop of gas flow through six sieve plate packings. The results indicated that the geometric characteristics of the packing have complicated effects on the pressure drops. Based on this, CFD simulations on the gas flow field were conducted using the realizable k-ε model, and flow behaviours such as the pressure drop, pressure nephogram, and velocity distributions within different packings were obtained. The simulation results clearly showed interesting flow patterns, including the contraction and expansion of the gas stream through the sieve hole, the flow separation on the sharp edge of the hole, and the vortexes formed when gas impacts the downstream plate. By comparing the flow patterns and the pressure drop under different packings operating at different conditions, the effects of the geometric characteristics of the packing on the pressure drop could be clearly distinguished from the flow behaviours, so that the variations in pressure drop with various packing structures were clearly indicated. Finally, based on the experimental data and the simulated results, correlations for the prediction of the pressure drops were proposed. This work will provide a useful basis for understanding the flow behaviour of gas and liquid two-phase flow in sieve plate packing.     

Flow Pattern and Pressure Drop for Small Long‐Cylinder Cyclones Operating at High Flow Rates

To address the gas flow pattern and pressure drop characteristics for small long‐cylinder cyclones (SLCCs) in the high operating flow rate range, experimental investigation and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)‐based simulation were performed. The pressure drop coefficient depends insignificantly on the Reynolds number at high flow rates. The tangential and axial velocities present the Rankine vortex and the roughly inverted V‐shaped distribution, respectively, similar to those in typical cyclones. The CFD simulation approximated well the experimental data of pressure drop. The pressure drop caused by vortex loss, turbulent energy loss, and resistance loss accounted for 72.5 % of the total pressure drop. The Stairmand model was found to be relatively accurate among the classical pressure drop models for the proposed cyclone. The results may help in the design and applications of cyclone separators and reactors.     

摇摆流化床的气固流动特性

采用二维床及D类玻璃珠颗粒,在表观气速U_g=0.267~0.978 m/s、摇摆幅值Θ=5°~15°、摇摆周期T=8~20 s的实验条件下,对摇摆流化床内气固流动过程及气体通过流化床的时均总压降进行了研究,并通过与常规直立床和倾斜床进行对比,分析了床体摇摆对气固流动的影响。结果表明,在平均角速度ω_ave>2(°)/s的条件下,当初始装料量和表观气速相同时,气体通过摇摆流化床的时均总压降低于直立床,高于相同最大倾角时的倾斜床;惯性力所产生的压降在0.15 kPa以下,其对床层压降的影响较小,床体倾斜导致气体向边壁区域聚集是影响摇摆流化床内气固流动特性的主要因素,由此导致床内存在固定床和下行移动床状态的非流化区域,使得处于流化区域的颗粒量减少,同时还降低了流化床层在竖直方向的静压。非流化区域的存在还会造成流化区域的气速高于直立床表观气速,两者表观气速之比为1.04~1.49。     

Performance of a hydro-filter — Mass transfer coefficient and gas-liquid interfacial area

An experimental study of the effect of operating conditions on the performance of a hydro-filter (marble-bed scrubber) has been conducted. The overall volumetric mass transfer coefficient, K_Ga, remains constant while the gas flow rate changes in the stable operating regions but increases sharply in the region above the loading point, corresponding to a sharp increase in the total pressure drop of the hydro-filter. Since the gas flow is turbulent and the liquid flow is laminar under the present experimental conditions, the value of K_Ga is strongly dependent on the flow conditions of the liquid and its properties, while those of the gas have less effect. The performance of a hydro-filter as a mass transfer device is shown to be superior to other types of scrubbers although its main drawback is large pressure drop.     

填料塔气体分布器二相流场计算流体力学数值模拟

填料塔内气体分布器对进料气流的分布作用和填料塔的分离效率,特别是对低压降、高效填料有重大影响。文中运用计算流体力学(简称CFD),采用欧拉-拉格朗日二相流模型建立了填料塔内双切向气体分布器内三维瞬态气液二相流模型,气体的湍流运动采用k-ε湍流模型计算。模型中考虑了二相之间的作用力,包括液滴所受的曳力和虚拟质量力。求解时时间项采用隐式格式,时间步长取1×10-4s,对流项采用二阶迎风格式,压力-速度耦合方程的求解采用了S imp lec方法。在不同操作条件下,模型计算得到的压降、夹带、气体分布不均匀度和文献报道的实验值吻合较好。从而可以看出,CFD模型可以较为准确地描述双切向环流式气体分布器内瞬时气液二相流场。     

Effect of coal particle size distribution on packed bed pressure drop and gas flow distribution

This paper focuses on the role of coal particle size distribution on pressure drop and gas flow distribution through packed coal beds. This fundamental knowledge is helpful in better understanding the operational behaviour of fixed bed dry bottom gasifiers. The Sasol synfuels plants in South Africa use 80 such gasifiers to convert more than 26 million tons of coal per annum to synthesis gas, and ensuring stable operation is of primary importance to ensure high synthesis gas production rates and gasifier availability. Pressure drop measurements on laboratory scale equipment were conducted to investigate the effect of particle size distribution on packed bed pressure drop. The well-known Ergun equation for pressure drop does not accommodate the effect of size distribution on pressure drop. A novel approach was followed to model pressure drop through simulated coal bed structures using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The coal bed structures were simulated by assuming that the coal particles are represented by randomised convex polyhedra in three-dimensional space. The computational space was divided into polyhedra using statistical Voronoi tessellation technique, which have been shown to be versatile in modelling problems in many fields, e.g. filtration, molecular physics, metallurgy, geology, forestry and astrophysics. This approach of flow modelling through packed coal beds is able to accommodate size distribution effects on pressure drop and gas flow distribution. The modelling work shows large deviations from plug flow with broad size distributions. The lowest bed pressure drop with the closest approximation to plug flow is obtained with the narrowest particle size distribution. Low gas flow rates are also beneficial for reducing excessive channel flow. Combustion profiles for different particle size distributions were studied using a pilot scale combustor. The combustion profiles provide confirmation of the CFD modelling results, namely that narrow particle size distributions and low gas flow rates reduce channel burning. Excessive channel burning was observed for broad particle size distributions, and is enhanced by high gas flow rates. The experimental and modelling work which was conducted, clearly indicate that narrow coal particle size distributions are desirable for optimum gas flow distribution and lowest packed bed pressure drop.     

Hydrodynamics of gas–solid flow in the circulating fluidized bed reactor for dry flue gas desulfurization

Process design and scale-up require a fundamental understanding of the hydrodynamics of gas–solid flow in the circulating fluidized bed flue gas desulfurization (CFB-FGD) reactor although the CFB system has been widely used in flue gas desulfurization and flue gas cleaning processes. The hydrodynamics in the CFB-FGD reactor model was investigated by pressure measurements and specially designed sampling probe based on three dimensionless groups for practicable similarity of industrial CFB-FGD process. The results show that the pressure drop in the venturi section is predominant as high as 60% of the total pressure drop and the total pressure drop significantly increases with the increasing external solid circulating rates at the same superficial gas velocity. Moreover, the measurements of radial solid mass fluxes show that the flow pattern in the CFB-FGD reactor is a typical core–annulus flow and this flow structure prevails until the top of the reactor. Reflux ratios are used to quantitatively evaluate the internal solid reflux in the reactor and the values in the low section of the reactor are much higher than those in the upper section.     

Liquid Holdup and Pressure Drop Determination in Structured Packing with CFD Simulations

It is discussed how Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be used for hydrodynamics calculations within structured packings. Three dimensional (3D) simulations, in which the influence of mesh size and turbulence models were tested, have been carried out for dry pressure drop determination. Two dimensional (2D) Volume of Fluid gas‐liquid flow simulations have been used for liquid holdup determination. Numerical results are compared to tomographic liquid holdup measurements. Then, a comparison with data from a gas treatment pilot plant shows that wet pressure drop can be predicted by combining these two types of information (dry pressure drop and liquid holdup).     

水力旋流冷氢箱的流体力学

根据流体旋流原理设计了水力旋流冷氢箱,并根据Froude数及机械能守恒方程确定了冷氢箱尺寸、引流管直径和圆锥管入口直径。考察了水力旋流冷氢箱的压降,且利用氧吸收法测量了液相体积传质系数,同时与水平旋转流动冷氢箱进行了比较,并用流体力学软件模拟了水力旋流冷氢箱的流线。研究表明,水力旋流冷氢箱相比于水平旋转流动冷氢箱,在降低压降的同时提高了传质效果。水力旋流冷氢箱在液量为10m3•h-1、气量为60m3•h-1下的液相体积传质系数达到了0.0256s-1,而压降低于20Kpa,模拟发现水力旋流冷氢箱内流体流线平均长度约为无旋流状态下的4倍,因此具有良好的气液混合效果。     

齿边浮阀塔内气相流场的数值模拟和分析

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics （CFD） model for gas flow through a serrated valve tray was presented. The flow field, as well as the dry-pressure drop of the valve under the full-opening condition was simulated based on the proposed model by using FLUENT 6.0 software. Compared with the values of dry-pressure dro.p in different turbulent models, the.simulated.results using RNG κ-ε model are in reasonable agreement with experimental data, indicating that RNG κ-ε model is suitable in simulating gas flow through the serrated valve tray. Then the CFD model combining RNG κ-ε model was used to study the three-dimensional gas flow through the considered serrated valve tray. The simulated results showed that various eddies existed on the serrated valve tray, and both the eddy and the non-eddy areas were nearly equal. The existence of addendum can decrease the eddy area caused by gas passing through the lateral outlet slots. The size of eddies can be reduced by optimizing the distance between valves.     

A study on vortex generators to improve the mixing rate in the dry sorbent injection process of the flue gas desulfurization system

The aim of this study is to improve mixing rate of dry sorbent injection technology (DSI). A CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) code is used to predict the sorbent dispersion rate, pressure drop and turbulent kinetic energy of mixing particles and gas flow for three different vortex generators, which have been designed for the inside of the duct. After analyzing simulated results, it was shown that a similar trend of change in the dispersion rate in three different vortex generators had taken place and that the dispersion rate curve could reach over 80% by applying the lobed-plate and guide-vane(B) vortex generators. The lowest pressure drop was obtained when a lobed-plate was installed, whereas the highest pressure drop occurred when a guide-vane(A) was installed. The turbulent kinetic energy is nearly always stable when a lobed-plate is applied, but increases very quickly after passing through a guide-vane and then slowly decreases when a guide-vane(B) is applied. The situation for in the case of guide-vane(A) is somewhat more complicated.