BCL407型高压离心式压缩机轴向推力的计算

详细分析了离心叶轮外侧间隙内泄漏气体的流动规律和离心式压缩机轴向推力的组成。建立了离心叶轮盘、盖外侧间隙内泄漏气体流动的计算模型,采用了低Ｒｅ数κ ε紊流模型,并用ＳＩＭＰＬＥＣ方法求解控制方程。分别计算了离心叶轮盘、盖两侧不同间隙宽度及不同泄漏流量大小时的压力沿径向的分布。对一台化工用ＢＣＬ４０７型高压离心式压缩机高压缸的轴向推力进行了计算,结果令人满意。     

LIQUID FLOW IN IMPELLER REGION OF AN UNBAFFLED AGITATED VESSEL WITH UNSTEADILY FORWARD-REVERSE ROTATING IMPELLER

For an unbaffled agitated vessel with an unsteadily forward-reverse rotating impeller whose rotation proceeds with repeated acceleration, deceleration, and stop-reverse processes, the liquid flow in the impeller region was studied based on photographs showing path lines of tracer particles. An image series taken during one cycle of the forward-reverse rotation was analyzed to characterize the internal stream inside the impeller rotational region and the discharge stream outside its region when a disk turbine impeller with six flat blades was rotated unsteadily. Because of the unsteady flow generated inside the impeller rotational region, the velocity vector of outflow from its region fluctuated periodically with the change of the impeller rotation rate. The circumferential velocity was almost in phase with the impeller rotation rate, oscillating periodically. The radial velocity exhibited larger values in the process for the impeller from decelerating to stopping and reversal. The radial flow, whose velocity decreased downstream outside the impeller rotational region, was clarified to be transformed into upward and downward axial flows that are almost uniform in the circumferential direction throughout the region near the vessel wall.     

LIQUID FLOW IN IMPELLER REGION OF AN UNBAFFLED AGITATED VESSEL WITH UNSTEADILY FORWARD-REVERSE ROTATING IMPELLER

For an unbaffled agitated vessel with an unsteadily forward-reverse rotating impeller whose rotation proceeds with repeated acceleration, deceleration, and stop-reverse processes, the liquid flow in the impeller region was studied based on photographs showing path lines of tracer particles. An image series taken during one cycle of the forward-reverse rotation was analyzed to characterize the internal stream inside the impeller rotational region and the discharge stream outside its region when a disk turbine impeller with six flat blades was rotated unsteadily. Because of the unsteady flow generated inside the impeller rotational region, the velocity vector of outflow from its region fluctuated periodically with the change of the impeller rotation rate. The circumferential velocity was almost in phase with the impeller rotation rate, oscillating periodically. The radial velocity exhibited larger values in the process for the impeller from decelerating to stopping and reversal. The radial flow, whose velocity decreased downstream outside the impeller rotational region, was clarified to be transformed into upward and downward axial flows that are almost uniform in the circumferential direction throughout the region near the vessel wall.     

Liquid flow in impeller region of an unbaffled agitated vessel with an angularly oscillating impeller

The characteristics of a liquid flow were studied in the impeller region of an unbaffled agitated vessel with an angularly oscillating impeller whose unsteady rotation proceeds while periodically reversing its direction at a set angle. The measurement of the velocity of the liquid flow was performed by particle tracking velocimetry (PTV), abreast of that of the torque of the shaft to which the impeller was attached. When a disk turbine impeller with six flat blades was used with variations in operating conditions, such as the frequency and amplitude of impeller angular oscillation, a series of images obtained during one oscillation cycle were analyzed to characterize the internal and discharge streams inside and outside the impeller rotational region. Energy data were inferred on the basis of the circumferential and radial velocities of an internal flow. Results showed that although the total head provided to the liquid by the impeller blades is almost similar, independent of the amplitude of impeller angular oscillation, namely, the acceleration of its movement, the transformation of energy from the pressure head to the velocity head is more efficient at a larger amplitude. In addition, the discharge flow was characterized in terms of volumetric flow rates calculated from the radial and axial velocities. The operation at a smaller amplitude was shown to transform the flow more successfully from the radial direction to the upward and downward axial directions near the vessel wall.     

双层翼型桨搅拌槽内流动特性的PIV研究

在直径0.476 m的搅拌槽内,采用粒子图像测速技术对双层三叶CBY翼型桨搅拌槽内的流场进行了研究,考察了层间距、浸没深度和离底高度等参数对流场分布的影响. 结果表明,层间距H2≤0.6T(T为搅拌槽直径)时,槽内可形成整体的轴向循环流动,H2≥0.7T时槽内将产生分区流动现象. 浸没深度对桨叶排出流区域的速度影响很小. 降低下层桨的离底高度能加强下层桨的径向流动,并增大上层桨叶轮区和循环区流体的轴向流动.     

A study of an up- and a down-pumping wide blade hydrofoil impeller: Part I. LDA measurements

A wide blade, high solidity ratio, axial flow hydrofoil impeller has been developed particularly for gas dispersion when used in the upward-pumping mode. It has a low power number so that a relatively low torque is required when using it with a large impeller to tank diameter ratio, a commonly desired aim of retrofitting. As part of the work characterising these impellers, laser Doppler anemometry has been used to study the single phase flow both down- and up-pumping, the latter for the first time. Mean and root-mean-square velocities were measured throughout a fully baffled, flat bottomed cylindrical tank. When down-pumping, the discharge flow was almost axial but when up-pumping, it had a strong radial component. Turbulence energy dissipation rates in the impeller region and the discharge stream when up-pumping were found to be higher than those when down-pumping. In both modes, the impeller was found to have a high circulation efficiency. In Part II, the data presented here are used for obtaining computational fluid dynamic solutions of the flow field.     

HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL FOR THE IMPELLER REGION IN AN AERATED AND STIRRED TANK

The radial and axial distribution of mean 1iquid velocity were measured by a.hot-filmanemometer at the impeller region in an aerated and stirred tank 0.287m in diameter.The tangentialjet model for impeller discharge flow used for single phase flow was modified to conform with thecharacteristics of gas-liquid flow.The radial and axial velocity profiles at the impeller region in thegas-liquid stirred tank were calculated by the model The results predicted by the model were in goodagreement with those obtained in experiment.     

On the Manifestation and nature of macroinstabilities in stirred vessels

The flow variations or macroinstabilities (MIs) occurring in a vessel stirred by a pitched blade turbine (PBT) are studied through particle image velocimetry (PIV) experiments. Proper orthogonal decomposition and fast Fourier transform techniques are applied to the PIV velocity data at one vertical and nine horizontal planes below the impeller, to identify and characterize the flow structures present in the vessel. It is shown that the PBT MI is manifested as a precessional movement around the impeller axis and an oscillation in the direction of the axial mean stream around the shaft axis. The identified flow structures are similar to those previously observed in vessels stirred by Rushton impellers and are characterized by two dominant frequencies, equal to one‐tenth and one‐fifth of the impeller rotational speed. The nature and extent of these structures and their interaction with the trailing vortices emanating from the turbine blades are discussed. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011     

Effect of impeller clearance on liquid flow within an unbaffled vessel agitated with a forward–reverse rotating impeller

For an unbaffled agitated vessel with an unsteadily forward–reverse rotating impeller whose rotation proceeds with repeated acceleration, deceleration, and stop–reverse processes, liquid flow was studied through visualisation and measurement using particle tracking velocimetry (PTV). A disk turbine impeller with six flat blades was used with varied height settings. The impeller clearance and its forward–reverse rotation cycle characterised the impeller region flow: the radially outward flow in the deceleration process for the larger clearance relative to the vessel diameter of 1/3, and the axially downward flow in the acceleration process for the smaller clearance relative to the vessel diameter of 1/8. The flow patterns within the vessel resulting from the impeller's larger and smaller clearances were outlined, respectively, by double loops and a single loop of circulation, resembling the pattern produced by unidirectionally rotating turbine‐type impellers. The discharge flow was revealed to contain a comparable level of periodic circumferential velocity component, irrespective of the impeller clearance.     

生物反应器内不同桨叶组合计算流体力学模拟

运用计算流体力学(CFD)数值模拟方法研究在相同工况下(搅拌桨转速为400 r/min、通气速度为0.86 vvm和操作温度为15 ℃),4种不同桨叶组合方式对5 L气液生物反应器流场、氧传质系数kLα、空气体积分数、气含率(体积分数)和功率的影响,评判各桨叶组合综合性能.计算结果表明:1号方案上下档均为径向桨,具有最...     

刚柔组合搅拌桨与刚性桨调控流场结构的对比

高黏度流体处于层流状态时,普遍存在的混合隔离区,降低了流体的混合效率。减小或消除隔离区,是实现流体高效混合的基本途径。采用实验研究与数值模拟相结合的方法,对刚性六直叶涡轮桨（刚性桨）和刚柔组合六直叶涡轮桨（组合桨）的流场结构进行研究,对比分析了两种桨叶在相同功耗（3 kW·m^-3）时的轴向、径向和切向的速度矢量图、速度云图以及速度分布散点图。结果表明,刚性桨的能量集中在桨叶尖端部分,远离桨叶区域的流体速度很小甚至为0 m·s^-1;而组合桨可将能量从桨叶尖端扩散至全槽,使槽内流体均具有一定的流速,提高了混合效率,且显色实验与数值模拟结果一致,组合桨体系的混合隔离区在短时间内就可消除,混合良好,而刚性桨体系的混合隔离区始终存在,混合效果不佳。     

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TURBULENT FLOW OF AGITATED LIQUID WITH PITCHED BLADE IMPELLER

The turbulent flow field in an agitated system with baffles was solved numerically using the standard k-e model, an algebraic Reynolds stress model (ASM) and a differential Reynolds stress model (RSM). The commercial software FLOW3D (CFDS, Harwell Laboratories, 1991) was used for this purpose. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of the impeller boundary conditions and turbulence models to the agreement with experimentally obtained laser-Doppler anemometry data. The boundary conditions for the impeller discharge used in the numerical calculations were obtained as whole-cycle-ensemble averages from experimental LDA-measurements (Fort et al., 1992). Since measurements of the rate of dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy ( ε) was not available the dissipation rate per unit mass in the impeller discharge was estimated from the expression:

where k is the turbulent kinetic energy per unit mass and L the macroscale of turbulence in the pitched blade impeller discharge. The macroscale of turbulence (L) in the impeller boundary condition for e was varied in order to optimize the fit of theoretically obtained profiles of turbulent kinetic energy with experimental data. The constant A was fixed to 0.85 according to Wu and Patterson (1989). The optimal values of L for the different turbulence models were compared with the projected height of the impeller blade (h). All three components of the mean velocity were compared with experimental data for the optimal ratio of L/h for six radial cross-sections in the tank.

The mean velocity field obtained from simulations showed good agreement with experimental data for all models, with somewhat better agreement for the k — e model. An optimal value of the ratio L/h was found to be equal to 2.0 for the k — ε model and 1.3 for the ASM. However, no such optimal value for the RSM could be determined in this study.     

INVESTIGATIONS INTO PUMPING CHARACTERISTICS OF AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS IN AN INTERNAL LOOP REACTOR FOR ANIMAL CELL CULTURE

This investigation was intended to aid in the selection of impeller design and operating conditions, which would exhibit minimum turbulence in an internal loop reactor for axial flow velocities up to 18 cm/s.

For this purpose we measured power consumption, liquid flow velocity and mixing time with two marine propellers (pitch ratio tan alpha =1 and 0.57, respectively) and with flat-blade fan-type impellers (blade angles 10 to 90°).

The present results showed that at flow velocities between 7 and 14 cm/s a reduction in the pitch ratio (tan alpha) of the marine propeller from 1 to 0.57 increased the mechanical flow efficiency.

In addition, the fan-type impeller with a blade angle of 20° displayed flow characteristics comparable to the marine propellers; therefore, owing to its simple design, the fan-type impeller offers a practical substitute for the marine propellers.

In cell culture, draft-tubes used in impeller-driven reactors (internal loop reactors) offer two important features:

1. They simplify the design and scale-up process over that of open-blade impellers (flow patterns are more uniform);

2. They provide a mechanical support for bubblte-free membrane oxygenators;

Furthermore, on the assumption that loop reactors display lower bulk turbulence than open blade impellers for similar power consumption, this investigation was intended to aid in the selection of impeller design and operating conditions which would exhibit maximum pumping efficiency (with minimum mixing).

For this purpose, using a pH tracer method, we determined mechanical flow efficiency and dimensionless mixing time, which served as parameters for pumping efficiency to establish the following specific design characteristics:

1. Bulk mixing decreases relative to bulk flow with increasing bulk flow (mixing therefore conforms to the flow-in-pipe model) for two marine propellers (pitch tan alpha = 1 and 0.57) and for fan-type impellers (variable pitch) up to a blade angle of 30°;

2. Liquid velocity increases directly proportional to impeller speed up to 17 cm/s for (above) propellers, as well as fan-type impellers with blade angles of less than 30°;

3. The mechanical efficiency of axial flow (liquid velocity/power input) increases by decreasing the impeller pitch of marine impellers from tan alpha = 1 to tan alpha = 0.57, in the range of 7-14 cm/s;

4. A fan-type impeller (variable pitch) with a pitch angle of 20° displayed flow velocity and mechanical efficiency values, which lay between those of the (above) two marine propellers.

Fan-type impellers are considerably simpler in construction and are simpler to modify than marine propellers; for this reason this impeller type serves as a useful investigational tool. In addition we have found that at an impeller of 20° this type of impeller may be used to substitute marine propellers with a pitch ratio between 1 and 0.57.

We also suggest that square pitch marine propellers are not the most suitable for reactors in which mechanical efficiency of axial flow is critical, such as those for “shear sensitive” animal and plant cells.     

CFD Prediction of Flow and Homogenization in a Stirred Vessel: Part II Vessel with Three and Four Impellers

This article deals with CFD simulations of flow inside stirred vessels equipped with three and four radial or axial impellers mounted on the same shaft. A comparison was made between simulated data and experiments for one‐ and two‐impeller systems and was presented in Part I [1]. The effect of the lowest impeller off‐bottom clearance, number of impellers used, and impeller type on the tracer distribution was studied. The simulations were mainly focused on the grid size and type and the analysis of the concentration curves in each impeller section. The predicted velocity fields, power and pumping numbers, concentration curves, and mixing times were validated with experimental data. The simulation results show the significant influence of the grid density on the velocity profiles and power and pumping numbers in contrast to the low impact on the concentration curves. A better prediction of the concentration curves was reached when radial impellers were used; the mixing times were generally over‐predicted.     

一种高效的双流道自吸气叶轮搅拌器(下)

对高效自吸气叶轮在长搅拌罐高位处向下喷射气液流的现象进行了实验研究。实验发现，搅拌器混合时间大大缩短，罐内传质均匀，叶轮兼具径流式和轴流式叶轮的优点。和十二叶Ｒｕｓｈ－ｔｏｎ透平及它在低位时的情况相比，比传质系数在１１７０～１７５０ｒ／ｍｉｎ范围内是十二叶Ｒｕｓｈｔｏｎ透平的１．９７～２．７４倍，是它在低位时的１．３３～２．０８倍。利用三维气泡运动方程分析了气泡的运动轨迹及下沉深度，计算结果和实验观测值基本相符。     

新型行星式搅拌器开发及性能研究

介绍了新型行星式搅拌器的结构和设计原理。该新型搅拌器有一个传动轴和数个行星叶轮组成,行星轮自转的驱动力来自液体阻力,行星叶轮自转速度的大小与公转速度、公转半径和自转半径有关,而与行星叶轮高度无关;自转方向与公转方向相反。测试采用IKA EUROSTAR power control搅拌装置和Labword软件,试验介质为水和甘油。通过对搅拌器的搅拌性能试验研究发现,流体质点的轴向流线为高速螺旋线,主要流型为径向流和轴向流,因此,在主轴转速较低的情况下被搅拌液体亦可获得满意的混合效果。通过对试验数据分析处理,得到测试用行星式搅拌器的功率准数、混合时间数、排液量和循环量等搅拌性能曲线及经验公式。     

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     

运用粒子图像测速仪研究双层桨搅拌槽内流体流动

The flow fields in a dual Rushton impeller stirred tank with diameter of 0.48 m （T） were measured by using Particle Image Velocimetry （PIV）. Three different size impellers were used in the experiments with diameters of D = 0.33T, 0.40T and 0.50T, respectively. The multi-block and 360° ensemble-averaged approaches were used to measure the radial and axial angle-resolved velocity distributions. Three typical flow patterns, named, merging flow, parallel flow and diverging flow, were obtained by changing the clearance of the bottom impeller above the tank base （C1） and the spacing between the two impellers （C2）. The results show that while C1 is equal to D, the parallel flow occurs as C2≥0.40T, C2≥0.38T and C2≥0.32T and the merging flow occurs as C2≤0.38T, C2≤0.36T and C2≤0.27T for the impellers with diameter of D=0.33T, 0.40T and 0.50T, respectively. When C2 is equal to D, the diverging flow occurs in the value of C1≤0.15T for all three impellers. The flow numbers of these impellers were calculated for the parallel flow. Trailing vortices generated by the lower impeller for the diverging flow were shown by the 10° angle-resolved velocity measurements. The peak value of turbulence kinetic energy （ k/V^2tip = 0.12-0.15 or above） appears along the center of the impeller discharging stream.     

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…