GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF LARGE-SCALE IMPELLERS: EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS OF GAS HOLDUPS AND VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS IN STIRRED TANKS

Gas dispersion with large-scale impellers consisting of modified large paddle impellers in stirred tanks, with rather large ratios of both impeller diameter and impeller height to tank diameter, was experimentally examined in transition and turbulent mixing ranges. Gas holdups and volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficients with large-scale impellers, i.e., Maxblend and Fullzone impellers, were measured in 0.31 and 0.6 m I.D. stirred tanks, and the gas dispersion performance of large-scale impellers was compared with that of double conventional small-scale high-speed impeller systems, i.e., double four-flat blade disk turbine impellers and double four-flat paddle impellers.

The gas holdups of the large-scale impellers were comparable with those of the small-scale impeller systems at a given rotational speed. The volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficients for large-scale impellers were also similar to those of the small-scale impeller systems. It was found that the large-scale impellers are not more energy efficient than the small-scale impellers in obtaining good gas dispersion.

Empirical correlations for gas holdups and volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficients were developed. They fit the experimental data in transition and turbulent mixing ranges reasonably well, with correlation factors greater than 0.84.     

搅拌反应器内三种桨型的气、液分散与相际传质特性研究

本文以改进搅拌发酵罐的桨型为目的,对空气-水、空气-亚硫酸钠溶液系统就六平叶、弯叶、箭叶三种圆盘透平桨产生的气泡平均直径、气含率及容量传质系数的变化规律作了较为系统的研究。实验发现:相同单位体积功率、表观气速条件下,三种桨型各自产生的气泡平均直径相差不大;箭叶桨的气含率较低;六平叶圆盘透平桨具有最大的容量传质系数。     

LOCAL OVERALL GAS-LIQUID VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS IN A GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE REVERSED FLOW JET LOOP REACTOR

Local overall gas-liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient profiles at the specified point were experimentally investigated in a gas-liquid two-phase reversed flow jet loop reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian systems. It was observed that the local overall gas-liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient profiles of this reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian systems increase with increase in gas jet flow rates and liquid jet flow rates, and with decrease in nozzle diameter and CMC concentration.     

浓度对传质系数的影响及多元物系传质

在筛板塔中对甲醇-乙醇-水三元物系进行精馏传质过程实验,考虑浓度对传质系数的影响建立了一个数学模型,对各组分在塔中的浓度分布进行模拟计算,计算结果能正确反映各组分在塔中浓度分布的变化规律.实验与计算结果都表明在某些浓度范围内乙醇呈现出比较复杂的变化规律.     

搅拌槽内气－液体系的分散、传质和传热

综述了搅拌槽内气－液体系分散、传质和传热特性，比较了搅拌器类型、通气方式和多级搅拌器对混合性能的影响。对文献中观点的分歧进行了探讨，由此得到两个传质系数关联式，并揭示出给热系数随操作条件变化的机理。     

高压搅拌釜中H_2、CO在不同液体介质中的溶解度和体积传质系数的研究

使用高压搅拌釜，应用气体间歇吸收技术，在温度３７３～５７３Ｋ、压力１．０～４．０ＭＰａ，转速８００ｒ／ｍｉｎ的实验条件下，测定了Ｈ_２、ＣＯ在液体石蜡，正二十八烷烃和ＦＴ３００蜡中的溶解度和体积传质系数。实验结果表明Ｈ_２、ＣＯ在３种液体介质中的溶解度和体积传质系数均随温度和压力的升高而增加，随液体介质分子量增加而减少。同时获得了溶解度随温度变化的关联式和气体在液体中的溶解热数据。     

多相机械搅拌气升式环流反应器中的气液传质

由空气水玻璃珠（ρ＝２６３０ｋｇ／ｍ３,ｄｐ＝２５μｍ）构成三相体系,在内置机械搅拌桨的内循环反应器中进行实验。实验条件：表观气速Ｕｇ０．５～１９．０ｃｍ／ｓ,固含量εｓ１％、２％、４％（质量分数）,搅拌桨速度为０～１２００ｒ／ｍｉｎ。结果表明总体积传质系数ＫＬａ随气体表观气速和搅拌速度增加而增加。总能量耗散速率同时受通气能量耗散速率与搅拌机械能量耗散速率的影响。搅拌转速一定时,搅拌机械能量耗散速率随表观气速的增加而下降。从能量角度考虑,表观气速和搅拌速度的选择应有一个良好的匹配。存在固体颗粒时,传质系数ＫＬａ与传质界面面积ａ均得到改进。对于２５μｍ玻璃珠体系,ＫＬａ值随固含率变化,其最大值的产生在２％固含率左右,固含率继续增加,则ＫＬａ降低。最后对ＫＬａ固含率及能量耗散速率作了关联。     

氢气在松节油中高压平衡溶解度和体积传质系数

引　言松节油的主要组分是α 和 β 蒎烯 ,含量约91%左右[1] .蒎烯在温度 35 3～ 4 33K、压力 2 0～7 0MPa下 ,经催化加氢制得蒎烷 .蒎烷是一种具有温和松针样气息的透明状液体 ,有重要的工业用途[2 ] .蒎烷经氧化、还原及裂解等反应可制备芳樟醇 ,芳樟醇是重要的香料 ,同时也     

气液固三相循环流化床气液传质行为

<正>气液固三相流化床反应器在石油化工、湿法冶金、环境工程和煤的液化等工业领域得到了广泛应用,其基础研究也取得了很大进展.但是,传统三相床主要应用于低液速(U_L<     

GAS DISPERSION AND SOLID SUSPENSION IN A THREE-PHASE STIRRED TANK WITH MULTIPLE IMPELLERS

Despite much research on gas-liquid-solid systems and their widespread application in industry, gas dispersion with solid suspension in multistage stirred reactors equipped with multiple impellers has received little attention. We report here the critical just-suspension impeller speed for different concentrations of solid particles, gas holdup, and shaft power in a vessel of 0.48 m diameter with four baffles and dished base. Five agitator configurations, each with three impellers mounted on a single shaft, have been used in the experiments. Two novel impeller designs were used, a deep hollow blade (semi-ellipse) disc turbine (HEDT) and four-wide-blade hydrofoil impellers. The hydrofoils were used in both up-pumping (WH_U) and down-pumping (WH_D) modes. Glass beads of 50 ～ 150 μm diameter and density 2500 kg · m^?3 were suspended at solid volumetric concentrations of 1.5, 3, 6, 9, and 15%. Results show that these suspended solids have little effect on the relative power demand. Agitators using the HEDT radial dispersing impeller at the bottom have a higher relative power demand (RPD = P_G/P_U) than those with WH_D or WH_U as the lowest one. For all impeller combinations there is little or no effect on gas holdup with increasing solid concentrations. Of the five different impeller combinations, those with an axial flow bottom impeller have significantly higher just-suspension agitation speeds and power consumption, so mounting the hydrofoil impeller at the bottom is not the optimal configuration for particle suspension. Of these impeller combinations, at a given gas flow rate the arrangement of HEDT + 2WH_U has the highest relative power demand, gas holdup, and power input for both the suspension of settling particles and gas dispersion.     

GAS DISPERSION AND SOLID SUSPENSION IN A THREE-PHASE STIRRED TANK WITH MULTIPLE IMPELLERS

Despite much research on gas-liquid-solid systems and their widespread application in industry, gas dispersion with solid suspension in multistage stirred reactors equipped with multiple impellers has received little attention. We report here the critical just-suspension impeller speed for different concentrations of solid particles, gas holdup, and shaft power in a vessel of 0.48 m diameter with four baffles and dished base. Five agitator configurations, each with three impellers mounted on a single shaft, have been used in the experiments. Two novel impeller designs were used, a deep hollow blade (semi-ellipse) disc turbine (HEDT) and four-wide-blade hydrofoil impellers. The hydrofoils were used in both up-pumping (WH_U) and down-pumping (WH_D) modes. Glass beads of 50 ∼ 150 μm diameter and density 2500 kg · m^-3 were suspended at solid volumetric concentrations of 1.5, 3, 6, 9, and 15%. Results show that these suspended solids have little effect on the relative power demand. Agitators using the HEDT radial dispersing impeller at the bottom have a higher relative power demand (RPD = P_G/P_U) than those with WH_D or WH_U as the lowest one. For all impeller combinations there is little or no effect on gas holdup with increasing solid concentrations. Of the five different impeller combinations, those with an axial flow bottom impeller have significantly higher just-suspension agitation speeds and power consumption, so mounting the hydrofoil impeller at the bottom is not the optimal configuration for particle suspension. Of these impeller combinations, at a given gas flow rate the arrangement of HEDT + 2WH_U has the highest relative power demand, gas holdup, and power input for both the suspension of settling particles and gas dispersion.     

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.     

MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MEMBRANEOUS GAS DISTRIBUTOR

1 INTRODUCTIONIt is well known that the throughput of many gas-liquid reactors is limited by the rate atwhich a gaseous component can be transferred from the gas to the liquid.For example,it isthe oxygen transfer capacity of a fermentor that set the upper limit to the productivity ofmost aerobic fermentation.Therefore,studies have been in progress to increase the masstransfer rate between the gas bubble and the broth by acting on classical parameters of bubblesize and the turbulence of flow.However,the intensive turbulence of flow usually means     

EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION AND MODELLING OF LIQUID-SOLID MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS IN A THREE-PHASE REACTOR

Apparent mass transfer coefficients for solid dissolution in a liquid with and without a chemical reaction were experimentally determined in a fixed bed three phases reactor with downward cocurrent gas and liquid flows. The chemical system selected was benzoic acid, sodium hydroxide in aqueous solution, and atmospheric air. Continuous gas, pulse and dispersed bubble regimes were studied and the results were correlated obtaining apparent mass transfer coefficient as a function of liquid and fluid volumetric flow. It was found that gas flow effect on mass transfer coefficient was small over continuous gas and dispersed bubble regimes, but appreciable over pulse regime. Additionally, it was found that the mathematical model that best described the mass transfer process under pulse regime, by using the increment factor due to the instantaneous chemical reaction, is the film theory     

EFFECT OF FINE SOLID PARTICLES ON GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER RATE IN A SLURRY REACTOR

The influence of suspended fine particles of differing adsorbing capacity (activated carbon, avicell cellulose, SiO₂, and molecular sieves) on the liquid-film mass transfer coefficient κ_L, was examined experimentally in a stirred cell of well-defined gas-liquid interfacial area by chemical methods. The greatest effect on κ_L was observed with the activated carbon (about a threefold increase). An addition of glycerine in excess of 2.5 × 10^-3 k mol/m³, which was adsorbed on the particles preferentially, removed this increase in κ_L totally. Amongst other particles, only avicell cellulose showed measureable effects. The increase in κ_L values was inversely proportional to the temperature and the stirring speed, and the particle loading was found to be immaterial after a certain value. When the reaction rate increased (hence, when the thickness of dissolved gas-rich layer decreased) by gradual addition of a homogeneous catalyst (i.e. Co⁺⁺ for sulphite oxidation), the effect of particles on κ_L decreased and eventually it disappeared.     

搅拌槽内粘稠物系中气液相间氧传递

以发酵罐中气液相间氧传递为背景，考察了搅拌槽内搅拌器形式、物系流变性质、通气搅拌操作条件等对假塑性粘稠物系中氧传递过程的影响。结果表明，这些因素主要通过改变气体分散状态和相间传质面积来影响氧传递速率。根据气泡在搅拌槽内不均匀分布现象，多层搅拌下气液相间传质过程可以用气泡运动分区分布模型来描述。它说明了采用轴向流桨和涡轮桨组合的搅拌形式在氧传递方面的优越性，为强化发酵罐中供氧指明一条有效途径     

氢气和一氧化碳在混二甲苯中的传质系数

在１Ｌ表面进气式高压机械搅拌釜中,采用气体间歇吸收技术,在不同的温度,气体压力下研究了Ｈ２和ＣＯ在混二 的体积传质系数,结果表明,Ｈ２和Ｃ类混二甲苯中的体积传质系数均随温度的升高而升高,随压力增加而增加,而且在桢的温度和压力下,ＣＯ在混二甲苯中的体积传质系数大于Ｈ２的体积传质系数,但数量级是相同的,同时随着搅拌速率的升高,体积传质系数也在增加。     

三相外环流反应器的液相返混特性和气液传质特性

主要研究了气速与固相对三相外环流反应器液相返混特性和气液传质特性的影响规律,并用“组合模型”分析了反应器各局部区域的返混情况。实验结果表明:液相返混主要由循环返混所致,约占95%以上;固相的存在对液相返混特性和气液传质特性均有显著的影响。研究结果对开发这类反应器具有重要意义。     

EFFECT OF SPREADING COEFFICIENT ON GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN GAS-LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS IN A STIRRED TANK

Gas-liquid mass transfer in an aerated stirred tank containing two liquid phases (a heptane/dodecane solution dispersed in water) was investigated by measuring the saturation of heptane in the exit gas. Heptane saturation as a function of organic phase composition in a gas-liquid-liquid system supports the view that the organic phase spreading coefficient, S, is an extremely important factor in the mass transfer rate in gas-liquid-liquid systems. When the spreading coefficient of the organic solution changes from negative to positive, the outlet gas becomes saturated, corresponding to a severalfold increase in mass transfer coefficient. This clearly reinforces the hypothesis that the mass transfer pathways between organic and gas phase change depending on the sign of S, leading to a different structure of mass transfer resistances: when S > 0, there is direct contact between gas and organic phase; when S < 0, there is not. At S close to 0, the situation is intermediate, there being some evidence that turbulent kinetic energy may play a role in determining the amount of direct contact between gas and organic phase.     

多段内导流筒气升式反应器中气体分布器对气含率和气液传质特性的影响

在为微生物高密度培养而设计的１０Ｌ多段内导流筒气升式生物反应器中，研究了Ｎａ２ＳＯ３－空气体系单孔喷嘴和烧结金属管等不同气体分布器对气含率ε、体积氧传质系数ＫＬａ和流动特性的影响．结果表明，孔径为２０～２５μｍ的烧结金属管的整体性能最好，在最佳操作气速３．７～４．０ｃｍ／ｓ下，ε超过１９％，ＫＬａ可达０．２９ｓ－１．其ε和ＫＬａ随Ｕｇ有如变化规律：ε＝０．１９５２－１．５３５１０－２ｅ－１．３９１ＵｇＫＬａ＝０．２７＋２．９７１０－２Ｕｇ－７．２３１０－３Ｕ２ｇ（１．５＜Ｕｇ＜６ｃｍ／ｓ