并列和错列纤维过滤器稳态除尘过程的 格子Boltzmann模拟

大部分纤维捕集效率和压降的理论模型认为纤维性能仅取决于来流速度、颗粒粒径、纤维体积分数、过滤层厚度、纤维直径等因素。实际上,布袋除尘器的性能还与纤维配置方式直接相关。利用LB(lattice Boltzmann)两相流模型对多层纤维捕集颗粒物过程进行了数值模拟,研究了不同纤维配置方式下系统压降与捕集效率的变化。结果表明,错列纤维的性能参数优于并列纤维;纤维排列间距增大,压降增幅大于捕集效率,导致性能参数下降。通过比较不同位置纤维的捕集能力发现,在布朗扩散和拦截捕集机制主导下,前方纤维捕集能力略强于后方纤维;而在惯性碰撞捕集机制主导时,对捕集贡献最大的主要是前两排纤维,后方纤维对捕集效率的贡献非常小,可以忽略。这些研究结果可以对布袋除尘器的多层纤维配置方式的优化提供理论依据和工程建议。     

方形截面纤维表面气溶胶粒子多机理过滤性能数值分析

采用数值方法求解绕方形截面纤维流场,考虑粒子布朗扩散、拦截效应和惯性碰撞捕集机理的联合作用,用布朗动力学方法研究方形截面纤维的过滤性能,考察了纤维迎风角(θ)、填充率(C)和过滤风速(u?)对捕集效率、质量因子及粒子沉积分布的影响。结果表明,小粒子的扩散捕集或大粒子的惯性捕集在方形纤维表面的粒子沉积行为均表现出显著的局部沉积特征,且与粒子捕集机理和迎风角有关。方形纤维质量因子的分析结果表明,在高填充率下,方形纤维的过滤压降虽高于圆截面纤维,但具有较高的捕集效率,综合过滤性能仍明显优于圆截面纤维,但在低填充率下,方形纤维综合过滤性能劣于圆截面纤维。     

Analytic solutions for filtration of polydisperse aerosols in fibrous filter

In this study, analytical solutions for penetration efficiency of a polydisperse aerosol in fibrous filter were derived employing Brownian diffusion and inertial impaction as removal mechanisms. Size distribution of aerosol particles was assumed to be represented by a log-normal function during the filtration. Derived solutions were compared with the exact solution, which is not based on the log-normal assumption, showing good agreement. Error resulting from the log-normal assumption was shown to be greater in the impaction-dominant regime than in the diffusion-dominant regime due to higher size dependency of collision kernel which destructed log-normal shape of size distribution. The penetration efficiency of the analytic solution initially decreases faster and then decreases slower than that of the exact solution in the diffusion-and intermediate dominant size regimes due to its polydispersity of particle distribution, while it overpredicted the particle removal in the impaction size range because of neglect of polidispersity effect. A new solution for the most penetrating particle diameter was also provided showing the dependence on filtration velocity, fiber volume fraction, and fiber size.     

Dendritic deposition of aerosol particles in fibrous media by inertial impaction and interception

When an aerosol of fine solid particles flows through a fibrous filter, particles deposit on fibers and form chainlike agglomerates known as dendrites (see for instance, Fig. 1). These dendritic structures grow relatively unhindered for an initial period of time, but eventually they begin to interfere with each other's growth and to intermesh (Fig. 2). This pattern of deposition has profound effects on the filtration efficiency and pressure drop, both of which increase rapidly with time. Therefore, rational design, optimization, operation, troubleshooting and innovation require intimate understanding and accurate analysis of the dendritic deposition process. A theoretical model of dendritic deposition for the period during which dendrites do not intermesh was developed by Payatakes [1], subject to the assumption that interception is the dominant capture mechanism. In the present work the model is extended to include deposition by inertial impaction and interception, mechanisms which are dominant for particles larger than about 1 μm. The “shadow effect” is also incorporated in the analysis.     

Performance of fibrous filters during nanoparticle cake formation

Fibrous filters are highly efficient in removing micrometer particles, but their performance in the nanometer particle range is still little known. The aim of this study was to evaluate pressure drop and collection efficiency during nanoparticles cake formation using commercial fibrous filters. The filter media used were High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) and polyester filters. The aerosols were generated by a commercial inhaler using a 5 g/L solution of NaCl and the particles produced were in the size range from 6 to 800 nm, with a peak at around 40 nm. A superficial velocity (v_s) of 0.06 m/s was employed. During the filtration, the maximum pressure drop established was ?P ₌ ?P_f +980Pa, where ?P_f is the initial pressure drop of the filter. The collection efficiency was determined for a clean filter and for intermediate pressure drops. The filtration curves obtained showed that the HEPA filter provided greater surface filtration, compared to the polyester filter. Comparison of the collection efficiencies for clean filters revealed that the HEPA filter was highly efficient, even in the absence of cake, while the polyester filter showed initial collection efficiencies of between 20 and 40% for particles in the size range from 100 nm to 1000 nm. However, after formation of the filter cake, the collection efficiencies of both filters were almost 100% during the final stage of filtration. This shows that the fibrous filter can be applied in several industrial processes with highly efficient nanoparticle separation, after the formation of a thin layer cake filtration.     

Experimental Study of Electrostatic Aerosol Filtration at Moderate Filter Face Velocity

Aerosol collection efficiency was studied for electrostatically charged fibrous filters (3M Filtrete?, BMF-20F). In this study, collection efficiencies at moderate filter face velocities (0.5–2.5 m/s) representative of some high volume sampling applications was characterized. Experimental data and analytical theories of filter performance are less common in this flow regime since the viscous flow field assumption may not be representative of actual flow through the filter mat. Additionally, electrostatic fiber charge density is difficult to quantify, and measurements of aerosol collection efficiency are often used to calculate this fundamental parameter. The purpose of this study was to assess the relative influence of diffusion, inertial impaction, interception, and electrostatic filtration on overall filter performance. The effects of fiber charge density were quantified by comparing efficiency data for charged and uncharged filter media, where an isopropanol bath was used to eliminate electrostatic charge. The effects of particle charge were also quantified by test aerosols brought into the equilibrium Boltzmann charge distribution, and then using an electrostatic precipitator to separate out only those test particles with a charge of zero. Electrostatically charged filter media had collection efficiencies as high as 70–85% at 30 nm. Filter performance was reduced significantly (40–50% collection efficiency) when the electrostatic filtration component was eliminated. Experiments performed with zero charged NaCl particles showed that a significant increase in filter performance is attributable to an induction effect, where electrostatic fiber charge polarizes aerosol particles without charge. As filter face velocity increased the electrostatic filtration efficiency decreased since aerosol particles had less time to drift toward electrostatically charged fibers. Finally, experimental data at 0.5 m/s were compared to theoretical predictions and good agreement was found for both electrostatic and nonelectrostatic effects.

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Particle agglomeration and capture as a result of synergism between inertial impaction and eddy diffusion

Particle capture experiments conducted in turbulent cross flow with various aerosols involving liquid and/or solid particulates have resulted in collection efficiencies which are in excess of the values predicted by the various known models of particle capture, i.e., inertial impaction, interception and Brownian diffusion. In one type of experiment the turbulent air stream, carrying submicron dust particles, is flowing past a cylindrical collector (such as a piece of wire) with its axis orientated perpendicular to the direction of flow. Collecting efficiencies ranging up to about 20% have been found under conditions where the conventional models of particle capture predict practically zero collection efficiencies. In another type of experiment involving injecting a fog (2–80 μm diameter water droplets) into the dusty gas stream carrying submicron size dust particles which subsequently enters a slow turning fan. While passing through the fan, the fog agglomerates into raindrops while scavenging most of the dust particles. For example, a 0.8 μm median particle size aluminum silicate pigment was collected with 97–99.5% efficiency, the exact value depending on the operating conditions. Theoretical analysis of these phenomena may be based on the idea of synergism involving inertial impaction and eddy diffusion: the smaller dust particles/drops are captured by the larger drops in the fan and the dust particles are captured by the wires because (a) there is a significant relative velocity between them and (b) because the particles undergo eddy diffusion.     

Optimizing the Design of Room Air Filters for the Removal of Submicrometer Particles

Room air filters, which usually closely resemble high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, should be designed to maximize the clean air delivery rate (CADR) rather than operate at the very high collection efficiencies and relatively high pressure drops associated with HEPA filters. That is, for fixed electrical energy consumption, filters should remove the most particles possible. This can be accomplished by designing room filters that operate at lower collection efficiencies and higher airflow rates than HEPA filters. Based on filtration theory, the CADR of a fibrous filter is maximized with respect to filter thickness and air velocity at fixed energy consumption and filtration area. For very small particles for which diffusional deposition is the predominant collection mechanism, it is shown that a filter thickness resulting in a collection efficiency of 82% is optimal. For somewhat larger particles having diameters close to the filter's most penetrating size, direct interception is included in the analysis. The importance of inertial impaction and electrostatic deposition is also considered. This article supports the belief that room air filters used for enhancing indoor air quality can be improved significantly and suggests a methodology to accomplish this improvement.     

基于微观结构的褶式滤芯拟态化模型及其过滤性能的数值模拟

基于随机多层纤维过滤介质算法建立褶式滤芯三维拟态化结构模型,对褶式滤芯内部气-固两相流动进行数值模拟,计算不同运行参数及结构参数下滤芯的压力损失及过滤效率,并与文献计算值进行比较. 结果表明,压力损失随过滤风速增大呈线性增加;随褶尖角增大,压力损失呈先减小后增加,压力损失计算值与文献计算值吻合较好. 褶尖角和过滤风速一定时,过滤效率随粒径增加先减小后增大,在给出的颗粒直径范围内存在最易穿透颗粒直径(MPPS). 不同过滤风速下,当颗粒粒径小于0.5 mm时,扩散作用使过滤效率随过滤风速增加而减小;大于0.5 mm时,惯性作用使其随过滤风速增加而增加;MPPS随风速增加而减小;本计算值与文献计算值趋势一致. 不同褶尖角下,当颗粒粒径小于1 mm时,扩散作用使过滤效率随褶尖角增大而减小;大于1 mm时,惯性作用使其随褶尖角增大而增加.     

The influence of pleat geometry on the pressure drop in deep-pleated cassette filters

In air filtering applications, a filter's pressure drop at a defined collection efficiency constitutes an important parameter. This paper discusses the variables influencing the pressure drop in air filters featuring deep-pleated filter media. For cassette-type fine filters in accordance with EN 779 or for HEPA/ULPA filters in accordance with EN 1822, the most commonly used media are paper-like materials with a thickness of less than 1 mm, which offer a relatively high resistance to the air flowing through them. Manufacturers accordingly endeavour to accommodate a maximum of filter medium area in a small space. To enable the pressure drops customary in intake, exhaust and re-circulated air filtration to be assured, the filter medium is therefore arranged in narrow, deep pleats. Particularly when large quantities of air are being handled per filter element, it is advantageous to pleat the filter medium in depths of 150 mm to 280 mm. The conversion technique and the resultant pleat geometry exert a crucial influence on the pressure drop concerned.     

Finite element modeling of ultra fine particle filtration by a membrane filter

Theoretical work has been carried out to investigate the filtration of ultra fine aerosol particles in a membrane filter. The analysis was done using a finite element method with a Newtonian fluid model for the carrier medium. Both inertial filtration and diffusional filtration were considered. Prior to the main analysis, our numerical scheme was tested with the analytical results for the diffusion of particles in the cylinder and showed good agreement, which confirms the importance of axial diffusion occurring in a short cylinder like a very thin membrane filter. Particle size, porosity, pressure drop, and flow velocity are found to be main variables that determine the filter efficiency. Two important mechanisms of filtration have opposite effects on the efficiency, depending on the variables. Increases in particle size, pressure drop, and flow velocity cause increases in the efficiency for intertial deposition, while decreases in those variables cause increases in the diffusional efficiency. The existence of a minimum value of total filtration efficiency (sum of inertial efficiency and diffusional efficiency) was indicated for intermediate values of the variables. Lower porosity is found to favor inertial deposition more than diffusion. Some other effects of filtration conditions on the total efficiency are also discussed.     

A case study of simulating submicron aerosol filtration via lightweight spun-bonded filter media

The most common method of filtration is via fibrous nonwoven media. Fibrous filters are generally characterized by their collection efficiency and pressure drop. Traditional computational studies in this area are typically based on unrealistic 2-D geometries with the fibers simply placed in a lattice (regular array) perpendicular to the flow. The traditional approaches however, do not permit studying the relation between the 3-D structure of a filter media and its performance. In this study, for the first time, a virtual 3-D web is generated based on the fiber orientation information obtained from analyzing microscopic images of lightweight spun-bonded filter media. Pressure drop and collection efficiency of our virtual filter are simulated and compared with the previous 2-D analytical and numerical models as well as experiment. Our pressure drop calculation, unlike the previous models, showed a perfect agreement with the predictions of the Davies’ empirical equation. The collection efficiencies obtained from simulating a thin spun-bonded filter media challenged with submicron particles having diameters ranging from 50 to 500 nm showed a similar trend as that of the previous 2-D models. For the solid volume fraction (SVF), filter thickness, and the fiber and particle diameters considered in this study, we found collection efficiencies higher than that of the above mentioned 2-D models with a relatively good agreement with experimental data obtained from a TSI 8130 filter tester.     

Experimental study of filter clogging with monodisperse PSL particles

A fibrous filter is a common cleaning device often used to remove particle from industrial gas streams. The main question that often arises concerns the evolution of the pressure drop and the filtration efficiency during the filter clogging. The increase of pressure drop and filter efficiency was measured and was linked to both the clogging degree inside the filter bed and the deposit structure observed thanks to scanning electron micrograph. We have also studied the influence of various parameters such as air velocity, particle size, aerosol concentration and filter main characteristics. An empirical equation for predicting the pressure drop across the filter as a function of inverse particle diameter and Cunningham correction factor was suggested without considering the particle density in the cellulose paper filter. The values of porosity, obtained from the pressure drop responses of loading in the paper filter using Rudnick and First equation, were compared with other researchers.     

Characteristics of Nylon 6 nanofilter for removing ultra fine particles

Electrospinning is a fabrication process that uses an electric field to make polymer nanofibers. Nanofibers have a large specific surface area and a small pore size; these are good properties for filtration applications. In this paper, the filtration characteristics of a Nylon 6 nanofilter made by electrospun nanofibers are tested as a function of the fiber diameter. Nanofilter media with diameters in the range of 100–730 nm can be produced in optimized conditions. The pressure drop of a Nylon 6 nanofilter linearly increases with the increasing face velocity. An electrospun Nylon 6 filter (mean fiber diameter: 100 nm) shows a much lower pressure drop performance relative to the commercial HEPA filter media when the filtration efficiency of the Nylon 6 nanofilter and the HEPA filter are over 99.98% with test particles of 0.02–1.0 μm in diameter. The pressure drop at 5 cm/s of the face velocity is measured as 27 mmAq for the Nylon 6 nanofilter media, and 37.1 mmAq for the HEPA filter media. The particle size with minimum efficiency decreases with the decreasing fiber diameter. And the minimum efficiency becomes greater as the fiber diameter is decreased.     

疏油改性对玻纤聚结元件气液过滤性能的影响

气液聚结元件在压缩气体净化等工业领域应用广泛,目前聚结元件的性能难以满足行业不断增长的需求,但是提高聚结元件过滤效率的同时,阻力也会随之升高,不利于其综合性能的优化。为研制低阻高效的聚结元件,利用不同浓度氟硅氧烷丙烯酸酯溶液对聚结滤材进行疏油改性,分析了表面能不同的滤材在气液过滤过程中压降、过滤效率以及二次夹带现象的变化,并对改性在聚结滤芯上的应用效果进行研究。结果表明,改性滤材在过滤效率提高10%的同时,稳态压降可降低约30%。滤材表面性质变化导致的跳跃压降减小是稳态压降降低的主要原因;滤材内液体分布对扩散、惯性分离作用的增强以及二次夹带的减少是效率提高的主要原因。对于表面能不同的疏油滤材,稳态压降和效率均随表面能的减小而升高。聚结滤芯经过改性后品质因子最大可提高92%。     

Design and Characterization of a New Coarse Particle Collector Based on Microtrap Impactor Technology

A microtrap inertial impactor has been developed and characterized for use as an area or personal sampler. The microtrap impactor utilizes a high-density multijet plate to direct airflow and a matched multiwell plate to impact and collect particles for extraction with a reduced pressure drop relative to inertial impactors with fewer jets. Reported here is the characterization of the microtrap impactor using a fluidized bed aerosol generator and a small volume nebulizer to generate particles of Arizona Road Dust, potassium chloride, and oleic acid. Collection efficiency was determined by measuring particle size distributions with an aerodynamic particle sizer. Two geometries of the microtrap were tested suitable for a two-stage coarse particle sampler, with 1–4 μm and a 4–10 μm stages. The 1 μm cut-point microtrap stage has a collection efficiency above 97% for particles greater than 2 μm in diameter (at a 10 L/min flow rate and a pressure drop of 0.12 kPa). This stage's collection efficiency was constant for a period of time up to 10 h under typical ambient conditions without any coating on the impaction surface. The microtrap impactor provides an improvement in area sampling due to its high collection efficiency at a low pressure drop across the device, and its use of an uncoated impaction surface allowing for the extraction and analysis of biological samples.

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Influence of oleophobic modification on gas-liquid filtration performance of glass fiber coalescing elements

Gas-liquid coalescing elements are widely used in industrial fields such as compressed gas purification. Currently, the performance of coalescing elements is difficult to meet the growing needs of the industry. However, while increasing the filtration efficiency of the coalescing element, the resistance will increase simultaneously, which is not conducive to the optimization of the comprehensive performance. To develop low-resistance high-efficiency coalescing elements, the coalescing filter materials are modified by different concentrations of fluorosilicone acrylate solution. The evolution of pressure drop, filtration efficiency and secondary entrainment of the filter materials with different surface energy during the gas-liquid filtration process were analyzed, the modified filter materials were fabricated into coalescing filters for verification. The results showed that, the filtration efficiency of the modified filter materials was increased by approximately 10%, and the steady-state pressure drop was reduced by approximately 30%. The decrease in jump pressure drop caused by changes in the surface properties of the filter materials is the main cause of the decrease in steady-state pressure drop. The increase in filtration efficiency is caused by the enhancement of diffusion and inertial separation, and the reduction of secondary entrainment. For oleophobic filter materials with different surface energy, the pressure drop and filtration efficiency increase with the decrease of surface energy. The quality factor of the coalescing filter element can be increased by up to 92% after modification.     

天然气用聚结过滤元件性能的测定与分析

为了评价目前天然气净化用滤芯气液分离性能,利用聚结型滤芯气液过滤性能的检测装置研究了滤芯的放置方式、滤芯的有效厚度及填充密度等相关因素对气液过滤性能的影响。结果表明：在相同条件下,滤芯垂直于地面放置比水平位置放置时排液较顺畅,气液过滤效果较好,并且压降至少降低25%;不同材质滤芯,随着滤芯厚度在6~32mm范围内增加,滤芯稳态压降增加,过滤器出口液滴浓度减小,过滤性能提高;滤芯的填充密度增加,滤芯压降增大,过滤器出口液滴浓度减小。     

3-D simulation of particle filtration in electrospun nanofibrous filters

Virtual 3-D geometries resembling the internal microstructure of electrospun fibrous materials are generated in this work to simulate the pressure drop and collection efficiency of nanofibrous media when challenged with aerosol particles in the size range of 25 to 1000 nm. In particular, we solved the air flow field in the void space between the fibers in a series of 3-D fibrous geometries with a fiber diameter in the range of 100 to 1000 nm and a Solid Volume Fraction (SVF) in the range of 2.5 to 7.5%, using the Fluent CFD code, and simulated the flow of large and fine particles through these media using Lagrangian and Eulerian methods, respectively. Particle collection due to interception and Brownian diffusion, as well as the slip effect at the surface of nanofibers, has been incorporated in the CFD calculations by developing customized C++ subroutines that run in the Fluent environment. Particle collection efficiency and pressure drop of the above fibrous media are calculated and compared with analytical/empirical results from the literature. The numerical simulations presented here are believed to be the most complete and realistic filter modeling published to date. Our simulation technique, unlike previous studies based on oversimplified 2-D geometries, does not need any empirical correction factors, and can be used to directly simulate pressure drop and efficiency of any fibrous media.     

High-Volume Aerosol Filtration and Mitigation of Inertial Particle Rebound

The performance of electrostatically charged blown microfiber filter media was characterized for high-volume sampling applications. Pressure drop and aerosol collection efficiency were measured at air pressures of 55.2 and 88.7 kilopascals (kPa) and filter face velocities ranging from 2.5 to 11.25 meters per second (m/s). Particle penetration was significant for particles above 0.5 micrometers (μm) in aerodynamic diameter where the onset of particle rebound was observed as low as 200 nanometers (nm). Particle retention was enhanced by treating filters in an aqueous solution of glycerol. Adding this retention agent eliminated electrostatic capture mechanisms but mitigated inertial rebound. Untreated filters had higher nanoparticle collection efficiencies at lower filter face velocities where electrostatic capture was still significant. At higher filter face velocities, nanoparticle collection efficiencies were higher for treated filters where inertial capture was dominant and particle rebound was mitigated. Significant improvements to microparticle collection efficiency were observed for treated filters at all air flow conditions. At high air pressure, filter efficiency was greater than 95% for particles less than 5 μm. At low air pressure, performance enhancements were not as significant since air velocities were significantly higher through the fiber mat. Measured single fiber efficiencies were normalized by the theoretical single fiber efficiency to calculate adhesion probability. The small fiber diameter (1.77 μm) of this particular filter gave large Stokes numbers and interception parameters forcing the single fiber efficiency to its maximum theoretical value. The adhesion probability was plotted as a function of the ratio of Stokes and interception parameter similar to the works of others. Single fiber efficiencies for inertial nanoparticle collection were compared to existing theories and correlations.

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