分散颗粒和超声场对鼓泡塔内传质性能的影响

用双电导探针气泡特征参数测量系统实时测定超声场与分散颗粒(活性炭)对鼓泡塔水+CO₂体系气泡Sauter直径和体积传质系数影响的变化规律。实验结果表明:无活性炭颗粒添加时,多频超声场比单频超声场更有利于提高体积传质系数,输入功率为100 W、组合超声频率为20-50-100 kHz时,体积传质系数增幅达40%~64%;加入活性炭颗粒后,体积传质系数随加入活性炭固含量的增大呈现先增大后逐渐减少的趋势,气泡Sauter直径变化规律相反,当体系中活性炭固含量为1.0 kg·m^-3时,传质增强最明显。体积传质系数随加入活性炭粒径的减小呈现增大的趋势。与无活性炭颗粒(d_s=0)比较,活性炭(固含率1.0 kg·m^-3)粒径d_s=38 μm时,液相体积传质系数在扣除吸附传质效果后仍增大1.58倍,同时引入超声场后,当组合超声频率为20-50-100 kHz,超声功率100 W时,液相体积传质系数增大2.02倍,可见超声场和分散颗粒对气液传质有显著的协同强化作用。     

Prediction of dispersed phase holdup in a modified multi‐stage bubble column scrubber

This paper reports on the experimental investigation carried out to evaluate fractional dispersed phase holdup for a gas‐liquid mixture in a modified multi‐stage bubble column (with contraction and expansion disks), which has been conceived, designed and fabricated as a wet scrubber for control of air pollution; in addition it has versatile use as a gas‐liquid contactor in chemical process industries. A correlation developed for predicting fractional dispersed phase holdup has been found to be encouraging and highly significant from statistical analysis.     

Characteristics of reciprocating screen-plate bubble column with dilute alcohol solutions

Characteristics of a reciprocating screen-plate bubble column were experimentally determined with dilute alcohol solutions. Results show that the addition of ethanol up to the concentration of 0.8 wt% produces very large gas holdups and overall mass transfer coefficients, in comparison with conventional bubble columns. The plate agitation was shown to cause increases not only in the interfacial area “a” but also in the individual mass transfer coefficient k_L when the speed of reciprocation was high.     

Gas hold-up and mass transfer in a bubble column with viscoelastic fluids

The influence of viscoelasticity on gas hold-up and the volumetric mass transfer coefficient in a bubble column is discussed and examined experimentally. It was found that the gas hold-up increased due to an increase in the number of entrapped very small bubbles formed because of the elasticity of the liquid. On the other hand, a decrease in volumetric mass transfer coefficient due to the fluid elasticity was observed. Qualitative effects of an antifoam agent and a draft tube on the performance of the bubble column with viscoelastic fluids were also examined.     

Correlations for liquid-phase mass transfer coefficients in bubble column reactors with newtonian and non-newtonian fluids

The earlier work of Calderbank and Moo-Young (1961) dealing with the liquid-phase mass transfer coefficient in gas-liquid dispersions is examined. Their well-known empirical correlations for small and large bubbles which are free to move under gravity are theoretically derived. The analyses are based on the approach for natural convection mass transfer, and include the case where the fluid is non-Newtonian. The predictions of the models are compared with reported experimental data and correlations.     

Diluted alcohol solutions in bubble columns and draft tube airlift reactors with a single orifice sparger: experiments and simple correlations

BACKGROUND: Bubble columns (BCs) and airlift reactors (ALRs) have important applications as bioreactors, chemical reactors and as contactors in waste‐water treatment. The liquid phase properties in these reactors significantly influence the main hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics. Dilute alcohol solutions can be used to simulate real industrial systems in bioreactors. However, only a few research studies have considered such systems. The aim of this paper is to broaden the existing experimental data related to the influence of alcohol addition on the main characteristics of draft tube airlift reactors (DT‐ALRs), and to propose simple correlations for their prediction. RESULTS: New experiments were conducted in a DT‐ALR with a single orifice sparger, and with dilute aliphatic alcohol solutions from methanol to n‐octanol. Also, simple correlations were developed to predict the gas hold‐up and volumetric mass transfer coefficients in BCs and DT‐ALRs, but also the downcomer liquid velocity and liquid circulation time DT‐ALRs with single orifice sparger and dilute alcohol solutions. The proposed correlations included, in addition to the superficial gas velocity, the surface tension gradient as the only factor to characterize the liquid phase. CONCLUSIONS: General conclusion can be made that the gas holdup increased, but the downcomer liquid velocity decreased in a DT‐ALR, with increase in surface tension gradient of the alcohol solutions. Also, very good agreement was achieved between experimental and calculated data, by applying the developed correlations, with relative average errors less than 5%, except for gas hold‐up, where it was in the range 8–32%. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Hydrodynamic behavior of single particles in a draft-tube bubble column

Velocities of single particles (magnetic tracer particles) were measured in the draft tube region and annular region of a draft-tube bubble columns by use of the magnet-detector coil technique. The relative particle to liquid velocity was also obtained. The observed distribution of particle velocity was broader than that of liquid velocity. The relative particle to liquid velocity depended significantly on superficial gas velocity. Those for the draft tube region had minimums with increasing gas velocity, while those for the annular region decreased monotonously. The effective drag coefficients for the particles were correlated with particle Reynolds number and gas holdup.     

A net draft tube slurry airlift bioreactor for 2,4‐D (2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) pesticide biodegradation

Biodegradation of the pesticides 2,4‐D have been investigated in a net draft tube airlift bioreactor at different concentrations (10–160 ppm) and air flow rates (0.75–4 L min^?1), employing acclimatised activated sludge. A modification for the glass draft tube airlift bioreactor was proposed in which the draft tube is made of non‐woven polypropylene textile net. The experiments were carried out as well in a bubble column (BC) for comparison. The results confirmed that immobilising the activated sludge on the net of the draft tube could enhance the substrates mass transfers and improve the biodegradation rate. A mathematical model was developed to simulate the biodegradation process. The simulated results were in good agreement with the experiments.     

鼓泡塔细胞反应器流体力学与传质特性

以超大规模细胞培养为目的,构建了与细胞培养体系十分接近的冷模实验体系,系统地研究了微载体(Cytodex I)、细胞保护剂(Pluronic F68)和消泡剂(Antifoam C)对鼓泡塔反应器中气、固、液三相流流体力学和氧传质特性的影响。在0.04～0.17cm/s 表观气速范围内采用 50 μm 孔径的烧结金属滤芯曝气时,在含有 0.5 和 1.0 g/L 的 Pluronic F68 的磷酸盐缓冲溶液冷模体系中,气含率与表观气速成线性增加关系,而气泡直径受表观气速影响较小;相同气速下的冷模体系与空气-水体系相比,气含率显著提高,气泡直径明显减小。在所研究的表观气速范围内微载体均可全悬浮,对气含率有一定增强,但微载体浓度为14%～20% 时对气泡大小几乎无影响。消泡剂用量在 1.60×10^-4时,可以有效抑制泡沫的形成。添加剂对液膜传质系数 k_L有较大负面作用,抵消了小气泡带来的传质面积增加,总的体积传质系数k_La 变化不大。Euler-Euler 多相流计算流体力学模型与拟稳态实验数据吻合较好,可用于指导反应器放...     

鼓泡塔内热质同时传递过程研究

在鼓泡塔内的热模实验表明,塔内存在一个适宜的液汽比。比较鼓泡塔和填料塔得出,完成相近的传热和传质负荷,鼓泡塔传热传质效率不及填料塔、鼓泡塔的蒸汽利用程度比填料塔高;鼓泡塔的操作弹性、设备堵塞等问题优于填料塔。故鼓泡塔亦是较理想的热水塔塔型,可用于水煤浆气化系统。     

Heat transfer in bubble column and airlift bioreactors: Newtonian and non-Newtonian fermentation broths

A theoretical model has been developed for heat transfer in bubble column and airlift bioreactors, which is applicable for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fermentation media. The proposed model is based on a similarity between heat transfer in gas-sparged pneumatic reactors and turbulent natural convection. The applicability of the proposed model was discussed using a wide range of experimental data, and good agreement was obtained.     

Gas-liquid mass transfer in the bubble column with viscoelastic liquid

The effects of liquid-phase viscosity, pseudoplasticity, and viscoelasticity on gas-liquid mass transfer in a bubble column have been investigated using aqueous solutions of sucrose, xanthan, polyacrylamide, and mixtures of xanthan and polyacrylamide. The elastic properties, considered in the form of the Weissenberg number, decreased the volumetric mass transfer coefficient by a factor of up to 5. The effect was strong even at low Weissenberg numbers encountered in many liquids, the elasticity of which is usually neglected.     

Statistical analysis of effects of experimental variables on mass transfer coefficient in a novel hybrid bubble column using Box–Behnken design

Statistical analysis of effects of experimental variables on volumetric mass transfer coefficient in a novel hybrid rotating and reciprocating perforated plate bubble column is studied. The novel bubble column is designed indigenously using bevel gear arrangement. Agitation level, superficial gas velocity, superficial liquid velocity, perforation diameter and plate spacing are the experimental variables. Air–sodium sulphite solution system is used in this investigation. The Box–Behnken design in response surface methodology is employed for statistical analysis. The relationship between experimental variables and the desired response of volumetric mass transfer coefficient is established for this novel hybrid column. The linear, quadratic and interactive effects of experimental variables are found to be significant on the desired response of volumetric mass transfer coefficient. Results show that the data adequately fit into the second‐order polynomial model. An F‐test and P‐value show the significance of parameters on volumetric mass transfer coefficient. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering     

Interaction between bubbles and fibre optic probes in a bubble column

Spherical bulb fibre optic probes, developed and applied for bubble characterization in a bubble column and a slurry bubble column at high temperature, were investigated. The principle of operation of these new optical fibre probes is based on the difference in refractive indices between the gas and the liquid phases. The interaction between the gas bubbles and the fibre optic probes in a bubble column was studied using photographic techniques. The first objective of these experiments was to study the response of the sensors upon contact with gas bubbles of various sizes. The second objective of this study was to establish, under controlled situations, the optical probe bubble detection performance and ability for local quantitative measurements of the bubble rise velocity and the gas hold-up.     

Mass transfer from discrete gas bubbles in a reciprocating plate column

Measurements have been made of the uptake of oxygen in water from a series of discrete bubbles released into a 5 cm diameter reciprocating plate column. The rate of increase of dissolved oxygen in the water has provided data on the average mass transfer coefficients under the following conditions; (a) free rise in the absence of plates, (b) bubbles rising through a static plate assembly and (c) bubbles rising through moderately agitated plates (frequency up to 1.28 Hz). It was found that the mass transfer coefficients were higher under condition (b) than (a), and were further increased under condition (c). The results were compared with earlier data on mass transfer to agitated bubble dispersions.     

Liquid‐solid mass transfer from horizontal woven screen packing in bubble column reactors

The effect of gas sparging on the rate of mass transfer at horizontal single screen and stacks of closely packed horizontal screens was studied by an electrochemical technique which involved measuring the limiting current of the cathodic reduction of potassium ferricyanide. Variables studied were: distance between the sparger and the screen, screen characteristics, e.g., mesh number and wire diameter, physical properties of the solution and superficial gas velocity. Screen characteristics were found to have little effect on the rate of mass transfer. The mass transfer measurement at beds of closely packed screens revealed that the mass transfer coefficient decreased below the single screen value with increasing the number of screens per bed. Comparison of the present data with previous results showed that screens produce higher rates of mass transfer than other geometries under otherwise the same conditions. The importance of the present work to the design and operation of catalytic and electrochemical reactors was highlighted.     

单孔及微孔曝气低气速鼓泡床内气泡行为比较

引言鼓泡床反应器被广泛应用于吸收、液相氧化、好氧生化等气液反应过程,气体在液相中的分散情况对鼓泡床的反应和传质特性都有很大影响.为了提高气液传质效率,增加生产强度,工业反应器很多都是在高气速下操作(Ug>0·05m·s-1),很多研究都集中在高气速湍动鼓泡区[1~3].但对有机     

Oxygen mass transfer coefficient in bubble column slurry reactor with ultrafine suspended particles and neural network prediction

The gas–liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient was determined by the dynamic oxygen absorption technique using a polarographic dissolved oxygen probe and the gas–liquid interfacial area was measured using dual‐tip conductivity probes in a bubble column slurry reactor at ambient temperature and normal pressure. The solid particles used were ultrafine hollow glass microspheres with a mean diameter of 8.624 µm. The effects of various axial locations (height–diameter ratio = 1–12), superficial gas velocity (u_G = 0.011–0.085 m/s) and solid concentration (ε_S = 0–30 wt.%) on the gas–liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient k_La_L and liquid‐side mass transfer coefficient k_L were discussed in detail in the range of operating variables investigated. Empirical correlations by dimensional analysis were obtained and feed‐forward back propagation neural network models were employed to predict the gas–liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient and liquid‐side mass transfer coefficient for an air–water–hollow glass microspheres system in a commercial‐scale bubble column slurry reactor. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering     

Mixing in a co‐current upflow bubble column reactors with and without internals

Liquid phase mixing is a phenomenon that results mainly due to convective and turbulent flow fields, which are generated by hydrodynamic interactions between the gas and liquid phases within a continuous co‐current upflow bubble column reactor. The extent of liquid phase mixing is usually quantified through the mixing time, or the axial dispersion coefficient. In the present work, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for mixing and RTD in a continuous bubble column (with and without internals) are performed by using OpenFOAM 2.3.1. The superficial gas velocities were 0.014, 0.088, and 0.221 m/s and the superficial liquid velocities were 0.005 and 0.014 m/s. The simulations have been performed for three different configurations of the bubble column, that is, (a) an open bubble column, (b) a column with one vertical central rod of 36 mm diameter, (c) a column with the same central rod and four vertical additional rods of 12 mm diameter. The effects of superficial gas and liquid velocities and column internals were investigated on liquid phase mixing and the axial dispersion coefficient. Comparisons have been made between the experimental measurements and the CFD simulations.

     

Liquid-Solid mass transfer in a slurry bubble column and a gas-liquid-solid three-phase fluidized bed

Mass transfer coefficients between particles and liquids in a slurry bubble column and a three-phase fluidized bed containing small size particles were obtained with two mass transfer systems: (1) K⁺ –Na⁺ ion-exchange in cation-exchange resin bead beds, including anion-exchange resin beads as inert particles; (2) zinc dissolution by HCl in zinc-plated glass bead beds, and in beds of non-plated glass beads. Operating parameters were gas velocity, liquid velocity, particle diameter, and particle concentration. The dependence of mass transfer coefficients on these parameters is discussed from the viewpoint of the energy supplied into the systems. Correlations of the experimental data using dimensionless groups are compared to previous correlations.