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.     

MIXING CHARACTERISTICS IN SLURRY STIRRED TANK REACTORS WITH MULTIPLE IMPELLERS

Hydrodynamic parameters such as power consumption, gas holdup, critical impeller speed for solid suspension and mixing time were measured in slurry stirred tank reactors with multiple impellers. The experiments were mainly conducted in a stirred tank of 0.2mi.d. with baffles. It contained two four-pitched blade downflow turbines for gas dispersion and one Pfaudler type impeller for solid suspension. As a part of scaling studies, additional experiments were also carried out in a larger stirred tank reactor (0,8m i.d.) geometrically similar to the smaller one. Glass beads and polymeric particles were used as a solid phase. Solid concentration was in the range of 0-20% (K/K). Tap water and methanol were used as a liquid phase

The power consumption decreased due to an introduction of gas and the presence of solids caused a decrease in the extent of reduction in power consumption. A correlation for power consumption in aerated slurry systems was proposed, It was found that the presence of solids is responsible for a decrease in gas holdup. A new correlation for gas holdup in gas-liquid-solid three-phase stirred tank reactors was developed. It fit the present experimental data reasonably. The critical impeller speed for solid suspensions increased with increasing gas flow rate. However, its increase was rather smaller as compared with the predictions of the correlations available in the literature. We proposed a correlation of the critical impeller speed for solid suspension in the presence of gas. The mixing time complicatedly increased or decreased depending on gas flow rate, impeller speed, solids type and concentration.     

翼形桨在气液固三相搅拌反应釜中的混合性能

机械搅拌槽中高速旋转的叶轮产生的排出流中,径向速度主要用于气体的剪切分散,而其轴向速度是固体悬浮和液相轴向混合的主要动力。三相体系的混合不仅要求叶轮具有较强的径向剪切分散能力,而且要有一定的轴向混合能力,以此达到对气体和固体的同时分散。理想的混合水平不仅要求达到二者在宏观上的均匀,而且在微观混合上也要达到一定的均匀度,为此对搅拌桨的设计提出了较高的要求。在气液二相的混合操作中比较多的采用了盘式涡轮桨,而在液固二相的混合操作中比较多的使用螺旋桨,这都是为了利用各自不同的混合优势。涉及到气液固三相混合,由于气体和固体的分散是一个相互制约的问题,完全的径向     

多层桨搅拌槽内非常温体系局部气含率分布

引　言局部气含率是气 -液分散的重要特征参数 ,它广泛应用于反映器的分析、选择及设计 .局部气含率与槽内的流型密切相关 ,它能够反映槽内局部的分散及传质特性 ,因此受到研究者的广泛关注[1] .由于受测试手段的限制 ,仅有部分学者对常温下单层桨通气搅拌槽进行了研究[2～ 6] ,而对于工业中广泛应用的多层桨搅拌槽则研究甚少 .许多工业过程是在较高的温度下进行的 ,而已有的研究几乎都是在常温下进行 ,忽视了液体的温度对气 -液两相体系流体力学性能的影响 .常温下的气 -液分散体系 (气体 -常温液体 )主要常见于耗氧性生物发酵、水处理等工…     

气体喷吹搅拌式冶金反应器内渣铁两相混合和流动现象的研究

应用喷吹气体进行搅拌的间歇操作反应器在冶金中有广泛应用。本文应用激光测速和高速摄影等方法对反应器中熔渣卷入金属液和渣铁边界附近的流动现象进行了模拟研究。实验结果表明：熔渣的卷入和喷吹气体流量、喷吹方式及渣量有关。熔渣的存在对金属液的循环流动起阻滞作用，减弱了混合效果。     

多层搅拌桨流动场的测量与数值模拟

应用商业计算流体力学软件CFX对搅拌槽内多层搅拌桨的流场进行了模拟,并与LDV测试结果进行了比较.低Reynolds数k-ε模型和代数应力模型流型吻合较好;标准k-ε双方程模型和RNG k-ε模型下层桨流场出现不同程度的扭曲,与实验测试结果不符.速度分量的对比结果表明,低Reynolds数k-ε模型和代数应力模型能较准确地模拟搅拌槽内的流动场,其中尤以代数应力模型最为准确.     

THE EFFECT OF VISCOSITY ON PARTICLE SUSPENSION IN AN AERATED STIRRED VESSEL WITH DIFFERENT IMPELLERS AND BASES

The agitator speed required to suspend solids under gassed conditions, N _JSg , has been studied in water and in corn syrup of 0.01 and 0.1 Pas giving Reynolds numbers from the full turbulent region down to ～10³. Of the impellers tested, the down-pumping, three-blade, axial flow hydrofoil impellers are generally unsuitable for this duty, and although six-blade, mixed flow down-pumping impellers require the lowest mean specific energy dissipation rates to suspend the solids, (? _T ) _JSg , at low gas flow rates, they are still prone to flow instabilities and torque fluctuations. The latter poor characteristics are made worse by reducing the size of the impeller relative to the vessel and by increasing viscosity and gas flow rate, Q _GV . Thus, they are of limited use for such systems. The Ekato InterMIG impeller has the highest (? _T ) _JSg and tends to cause vessel vibrations when dispersing the gas, and this weakness is also enhanced by increasing viscosity and gas flow rate. Again, they are generally not appropriate for three-phase systems. The radial flow Rushton turbine is quite stable and able to suspend the solids in all the fluids. However, it requires the second highest (? _T ) _JSg , and both (? _T ) _JSg and N _JSg increase substantially with increasing Q _GV . The up-pumping six-blade, mixed flow impeller of approximately half the vessel diameter is able to suspend the solids and is very stable in all the fluids. In addition, both (? _T ) _JSg and N _JSg are very insensitive to Q _GV , with (? _T ) _JSg generally being the lowest at the highest Q _GV . It is thus the preferred agitator among those tested. As in ungassed systems, modifying the base of the vessel can significantly lower (? _T ) _JSg and N _JSg for a given impeller type in water compared to a flat base. The concept of keeping constant torque as a means of maintaining suspension has been tested and found not to be valid in this work. Another approach to generalizing the results is also suggested.     

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。     

CRITICAL IMPELLER SPEED FOR SOLID SUSPENSION IN MULTI-IMPELLER AGITATED CONTACTORS: SOLID-LIQUID SYSTEM

The critical impeller speed for suspension of solid particles (N_js) has been measured in multi-impeller mechanically agitated contactors of 0.15 and 0.30m id and 1.0 m height. Three types of impellers, i.e. disk turbine (DT), pitched turbine downflow(PTD) and pitched turbine upflow(PTU) were used. The number of impellers used in the 0.3 m and 0.15 m id reactors were three and four, respectively. The distance maintained between two impellers was equivalent lo the tank diameter. The effect of impeller type and diameter, particle size and loading, and clearance of the bottom impeller from the reactor bottom was studied and results compared with those of single impeller agitated contactors. PTD impeller was found to be more efficient for solid suspension. The N_js values obtained in reactors with multiple impeller are essentially the same as those observed in single impeller reactor and the bottom impeller plays dominant role in determining the N_js, values. An empirical correlation has been proposed for estimation of N_js and an attempt has been made to explain the mechanism of suspension in multi-impeller agitated reactor.     

轴流式翼型-透平组合桨在搅拌釜内的流动

<正>搅拌反应器是化工、医药、食品工业中广泛应用的基础设备之一,当搅拌釜内液深与搅拌釜直径相比较大时(通常比值大于1),往往采用双层或多层桨,以保证顶部到底部的循环流动。 透平桨产生的是径向流,形成以桨叶为中心线的上、下2个循环区,桨叶附近剪切速率高,气体分散能力强。翼型桨产生的流型是轴向流,形成全釜循环,混合均匀,剪切温和。为充分利用两者优势,加强全釜混合,剪切适度,特别是在粘稠物系中,可采用组合桨。目前尚未看到对翼型-透平组合桨流动状况的研究,而对于非牛顿流体中的组合桨流动状况则了解     

稀疏固液搅拌体系流动特性

引　言在固液两相搅拌反应器中 ,固体颗粒的运动行为直接影响到固液两相流的流体力学及传质特性 ,因此 ,近年来对固液两相体系中颗粒的运动行为研究愈来愈受到重视 .对于流体机械混合操作 ,许多情况下流动均处于湍流区域 ,涉及到多相态时 ,问题变得更为复杂 .颗粒和湍流的相互作用 ,很久以来一直是人们研究的基本问题之一[1～ 3] ,对有固体颗粒存在下液相流体速度及湍流脉动变化规律 ,也是研究人员和工程技术人员关注的重点 .现有文献中用激光测量搅拌槽内固液两相流动的数据很少 ,仅Ｎｏｕｒｉ[3] 测量了六直叶涡轮搅拌槽内固液两相速度分…     

非标准釜中双层桨的搅拌功率和气含率

在装有单层或双层蛇管换热器的搅拌釜中，分别以六直叶圆盘涡轮（ＤＴ）、四叶（４５°）折叶桨（４ＩＢＴ）或六叶（４５°）折叶桨（６ＩＢＴ）为上层桨，ＤＴ为下层桨，测定了不同双层桨的搅拌功率和气含率。结果表明，搅拌功率随蛇管层数、液位高度和桨间距的增加而增大，但气含率随液位的上升而下降。在装有双层蛇管换热器的搅拌釜中，ＤＴ与６ＩＢＴ双层桨的通气搅拌功率Ｐａ和气含率α的关联式为Ｐａ＝２．４９（Ｐ０２ＮＤ３／ＱＧ（０．５６））（０．３７）及α＝０．０２９Ｐ＿ｖ￣（０．４８）ｕ＿ｓ￣（０．４７）。     

间歇搅拌反应器的微观混合特性

<正> 1 引言 微观混合是指流体分子尺度上的混合,而化学反应过程又是反应物分子间相互有碰撞作用的过程,微观混合对搅拌槽内进行化学反应有直接影响,因此开展对间歇搅拌反应器微观混合状况的研究十分必要。但微观混合的机理和模型较复杂,测定方法较困难,过去20年来集中于机理与模型研究,实际应用报道较少。本文对乙酸乙酯不可逆二级皂化间歇反应器中搅拌转速、介质粘度对微观混合状况的影响进行研究。 2 微观混合状态的描述 2.1 微观混合模型概述 从Danckwerts提出一整套混合统计概念和微观混合的2种极限理想状态后,许多研究者力求把这2种状态结合起来描述实际的微观混合状态,并通过大量实验,从工程和机理角度提出了不少微观混合模型。但这些工程模型都是单参数模型,经湍流类比分析,其微观混合参数都与理想混合时间有关,具有共同的结构特征。     

有蛇管的釜中多层桨的气液分散特性研究

有蛇管的釜中多层桨的气液分散特性研究葛张华，王志坚，张孝平，张秀娟（南京金陵石化公司设备研究院，２１００４６）关键词：气液分散，搅拌反应器，多层桨，放大１前言气液系统的搅拌广泛应用于吸收、化学反应和发酵中。其关键在于气体的分散和气液界面传质。气体的分...     

POWER CONSUMPTION AND SOLID SUSPENSION IN COMPLETELY FILLED VESSELS

Mixing in a completely filled vessel, designed as a pressure vessel, has been investigated. The power demand of two pitched blade turbines of different sizes, and one high flow impeller was studied. The influence of side-mounted and bottom-mounted baffles, as well as the clearance between the bottom and the impeller was investigated. The experiments were carried out in a plexiglass vessel with a diameter of 288 mm. The Power number was calculated from measured data on the power demand and the impeller speed. Furthermore, preliminary studies on the critical impeller speed and power demand at the off-bottom suspension point for one set of glass particles were carried out. The Power number was mainly influenced by the impeller type, while the power demand at the off-bottom suspension point was more dependent of the impeller size and clearance. For bottom-mounted baffles a minimum in the Power number was noticed with increased clearance. It was found the minimum was located at the transition point between two different How patterns. This study shows that the configuration with the lowest Power number is not necessary the most efficient for suspending solid particles.     

螺旋桨搅拌槽内湍流参数

在直径494和1600mm的平底有机玻璃槽内,利用一维恒温热膜风速仪测量了7种不同搅拌桨-槽体系中流体的时均速度、脉动速度、能谱函数、微分尺度以及湍流耗散等,对螺旋桨搅拌槽内湍流参数分布进行了详细的描述,研究了叶轮叶端安放角及离底距离对流动场的影响,并分析了放大过程对流动场的影响。     

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.     

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.     

翼形桨在气液固三相搅拌反应釜中的混合性能

<正>机械搅拌槽中高速旋转的叶轮产生的排出流中,径向速度主要用于气体的剪切分散,而其轴向速度是固体悬浮和液相轴向混合的主要动力。三相体系的混合不仅要求叶轮具有较强的径向剪切分散能力,而且要有一定的轴向混合能力,以此达到对气体和固体的同时分散。理想的混合水平不仅要求达到二者在宏观上的均匀,而且在微观混合上也要达到一定的均匀度,为此对搅拌桨的设计提出了较高的要求。在气液二相的混合操作中比较多的采用了盘式涡轮桨,而在液固二相的混合操作中比较多的使用螺旋桨,这都是为了利用各自不同的混合优势。涉及到气液固三相混合,由于气体和固体的分散是一个相互制约的问题,完全的径向     

液固搅拌槽中固、液相停留时间分布

本文以海沙和自来水为介质研究了在标准搅拌槽内影响固液两相停留时间分布的主要因素,以便比较两相之间的差异,并利用双区模型描述出口流体中固体和液体的停留时间分布。对所建立模型中的参数进行估值后,建立了模型参数与搅拌雷诺数、固体颗粒浓度及搅拌槽几何参数之间的关联式。