组合导向浮阀塔板的雾沫夹带实验及CFD模拟

对组合导向浮阀塔板进行了水力学实验，测定了2块直径1m、不同浮阀排布的组合导向浮阀塔板的雾沫夹带和相关水力学数据。根据实验塔板的结构和尺寸参数建立几何模型，采用Fluent 6.3.26软件对板上气液两相流动进行CFD模拟，考察了塔板上的气液两相流动状况。清液层高度和雾沫夹带的模拟结果与实验结果吻合较好，验证了模拟的准确性。对两块不同浮阀排布的组合导向浮阀塔板的雾沫夹带和板上液体反向流进行了分析，结果表明在适当位置用导向能力更强的梯形浮阀代替矩形浮阀可有效降低雾沫夹带率和液体反向流比例，雾沫夹带率的实验值和模拟值分别降低了13.4%和10.6%，液体反向流比例降低了12.8%。研究结果表明，通过CFD模拟可望指导两种浮阀的合理排布和塔板的优化设计。     

组合导向浮阀塔板的CFD模拟及反向流分析

精馏塔板上的气液两相流动对传质效率有重要影响。根据实验数据拟合得到平均气含率关联式,将其加入动量源项,采用Fluent软件对1.2 m直径的组合导向浮阀塔板上的气液两相流动进行CFD模拟,考察了塔板上的气液两相流动状况。清液层高度的模拟结果与实验数据关联式相吻合,验证了模拟的正确性。对塔板上液相的非理想流动进行了分析,通过对反向流进行量化和统计计算出反向流体积分数(即反向流体积占塔板总体积的百分比)。3块不同浮阀排布塔板的反向流体积分数时均值的计算结果表明,梯形浮阀和矩形浮阀的排布方式对反向流影响很大,通过合理排布能够使工业塔板的反向流体积分数时均值从22.0%下降到19.4%,降幅达到11.8%。本研究结果可望对塔板的设计和优化提供指导。     

Efficiencies of Sieve Tray Distillation Columns by CFD Simulation

A 3‐D two‐fluid CFD model in the Eulerian‐Eulerian framework was developed to predict the hydrodynamics and heat and mass transfer of sieve trays. Interaction between the two phases occurs via interphase momentum and heat and mass transfer. The tray geometries are based on the large rectangular tray of Dribika and Biddulph and FRI commercial‐scale sieve tray of Yanagi and Sakata. In this work a CFD simulation is developed to give predictions of the fluid flow patterns, hydraulics, and mass transfer efficiency of distillation sieve trays including a downcomer. The main objective has been to find the extent to which CFD can be used as a design and prediction tool for real behavior, concentration and temperature distributions, and efficiencies of industrial trays. Despite the use of simple correlations for closure models, the efficiencies obtained are very close to experimental data. The results show that values of point efficiency vary with position on the tray because of variation of affecting parameters, such as velocities, temperature and concentration gradients, and interfacial area. The simulation results show that CFD can be used as a powerful tool in tray design and analysis, and can be considered as a new approach for efficiency calculations and as a new tool for testing mixing models in both phases. CFD can be used as a “virtual experiment” to simulate tray behavior under operating conditions.     

双溢流立体传质塔板上液相流场CFD研究

采用计算流体力学方法对直径为2 600 mm的工业规模双溢流立体传质塔板板上气液二相流动进行了模拟研究。计算了不同工况下收缩流和扩张流2种流型的液相流场分布,得到了双溢流塔板收缩流和扩张流2种流型的板上气液二相流场分布规律。通过将清液层高度的CFD结果和经验公式的计算结果进行对比,验证了所建模型的正确性。模拟计算结果表明:边降液管收缩流板面液相流动较均匀,近似于均匀的收缩流,不存在回流区;中降液管扩张流板面液相流动不均匀,靠近塔板中心流速较快,塔板弓形区存在着回流现象;板孔处的帽罩区液层较其他地方小,液相体积分数较其他地方低,扩张流受气相的影响较收缩流大。     

用VOF法模拟导向立体传质塔板罩内两相流

利用计算流体力学中的VOF方法对导向立体传质塔板（CTST-8）罩内气液两相流场进行了数值模拟,用Fluent的前处理软件gambit建立物理模型,在速度梯度大的地方采用局部加密网格,根据计算结果进行网格的自适应。用Fluent 6.1 对CTST-8在板孔气速为8.4 m/s,清液层高度为25 mm的工况下进行数值模拟。模拟结果显示了罩内流场的三维特性,并反映出罩内流场的相含率分布,速度分布以及压强分布等。将罩内压强的测量结果与模拟结果进行对比,两者吻合较好。说明本文数值模型具有较好的精度,可以用于CTST-8罩内两相流场的预测。     

板上充气状态下立体传质塔板液体提升量研究

以空气-水为实验物系,在直径为600 mm的实验塔内,通过向板上液层中充气来模拟板上的泡沫状态,测定了立体传质塔板CTST液体提升量的变化情况。考察了不同操作条件下板上气体体积分数对液体提升量的影响,并由实验数据拟合出板孔动能因子、板上液层气体体积分数、板上清液层高度对相对液体提升量影响的关联式。结果表明:相对液体提升量随着板上液层中气体体积分数的增加而降低;气体体积分数相同时,相对液体提升量随着板上清液层高度的增大而增加、随板孔动能因子的增大而减少。     

开孔阳极铝电解槽熔体中气液两相流数值模拟

引言目前的电解铝生产工艺以氧化铝为原料,在直流电的作用下,熔融电解质中的氧化铝在高温环境下与碳阳极发生复杂的电化学反应,主要在阳极底掌析出二氧化碳[1]。二氧化碳气体从阳极底掌产生到逸出电解质表面的过程中,一方面会不断搅动电解质熔体,阳极气泡与电解质相互发生复杂的传热传质作用,有利于氧化铝颗粒在高温熔体中均匀快速地溶解和扩散运动;另一方面,由于     

Computational fluid dynamic simulation of MVG tray hydraulics

The flow pattern and hydraulics of a Mini V-Grid valve (MVG) tray is predicted by using computational fluid dynamics simulation. A 3-D CFD model in the Eulerian framework was used. The simulation results for MVG tray are compared with that of sieve tray. The sieve tray geometry and operating conditions are based on the Solari and Bell’s sieve tray [1]. The MVG tray differs from that of Solari and Bell’s sieve tray solely by the difference in design of available openings for the flow of gas. The simulation results show that the clear liquid height and the pressure drop of MVG tray are lower than that of sieve tray whereas the liquid velocity is higher and contacts of phases are good. The simulation results of sieve tray are in agreement with the experimental data of Solari and Bell [1].     

精馏塔板上双液层三维模型的流体力学计算

在充分研究塔板上气液两相之间相互作用的基础上,运用双流体层三维模型,根据气体存在的形态将在泡沫工况下的液层在液体的厚度方向上分为喷射层和鼓泡层,将其特征与计算流体力学（CFD）结合起来,得到和实验观察比较一致的结果.     

新型多降液管塔板的流体力学性能及其流场CFD模拟

开发了一种流场均匀且液相处理能力大的新型多降液管塔板。本文以水和空气为介质，在内径1219mm的有机玻璃塔内，研究了新型多降液管塔板的流体力学性能。结果表明，在相同气液负荷下，相较于弓形降液管塔板，新型多降液管塔板具有湿板压降低、雾沫夹带量小和漏液少等优点。同时新型多降液管塔板继承了多降液管（MD）塔板液相负荷高的特点，在空塔动能因子2.4(m/s)·(kg/m³)^0.5的条件下，全塔喷淋密度仍可高达80m³/(m²·h)。对塔板上液相流场的流体流动特性进行了计算流体力学（CFD）分析，并将模拟结果与MD塔板进行对比。结果表明，新型多降液管塔板降液管的结构和排布方式使得塔板上液体流动更加均匀，预期可以获得更高的塔板效率。     

CFD优化精馏塔板的液流状况

应用计算机对过程的模拟(仿真)研究是过程系统工程(process systems engineering,简称PSE)的重要组成部分,本文应用计算流体力学(computational fluid dynamics,简称CFD)模拟研究了液流强度和堰径比对精馏塔板液流状况的影响,并且模拟计算了改进塔板液流状况的两种方案:设置不等高入口堰和设置圆弧型的导流板,从模拟结果可以看出,以上两种方案都能够很好的达到优化塔板液流状况的目的。     

Hydrodynamic characteristics of valve tray: Computational fluid dynamic simulation and experimental studies

In order to better understand the hydrodynamics of valve trays, air-water operation in an industrial scale tower with 1.2 m of diameter, consisting of two 14% valve trays, was studied. Experimental results of clear liquid height, froth height, average liquid holdup, dry pressure drop, total pressure drop, weeping and entrainment were investigated, and empirical correlations were presented. Then, a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation in an Eulerian framework for valve tray with ANSYS CFX software was done. The drag coefficient, which was used in the CFD simulations, was calculated from the data obtained in the experiments. The simulation results were found to be in good agreement with experimental data at this industrial scale. The objective of the work was to study the extent to which experimental and CFD simulations must be used together as a prediction and design tool for industrial trays.     

鼓泡破泡一体化高效精馏塔盘流动特性与CFD模拟

就痕量精馏中塔板传质效率低、需强化气液传质的问题,研究者提出了新型鼓泡破泡一体化高效精馏塔盘,通过在筛板上泡沫层高度范围内设置一层破泡装置,打破大气泡,减小气泡体积,强制界面进行更新,从而提高传质效率。采用双欧拉模型分别对鼓泡破泡一体化塔盘和筛板进行了气液流场的数值模拟,并对模型进行了验证。对比两种塔板的计算结果可以看出：在相同操作条件下,破泡装置将大气泡破裂成无数小气泡,使高气含率区域面积较普通筛板进一步增大,且气含率梯度变化更均匀;增加破泡装置后,在相同气速条件下气泡上升速度下降,气体在液层中的滞留时间延长,使鼓泡层高度增加,可显著提高传质效率,且降低了气体雾沫夹带量;破泡装置还明显改善了气相的纵向分布,气含率由塔板底部向上逐渐增大且存在明显分界;破泡装置附近湍动较剧烈,气泡破碎喷出的气体会进一步撕裂液膜,气体破碎作用会抑制气泡聚并,促进界面的快速更新更有利于传质过程的进行。研究结果可对工业塔板设计和优化提供指导。     

Hydrodynamics of reactive distillation tray column with catalyst containing envelopes: experiments vs. CFD simulations

We have studied the hydrodynamics of a reactive distillation sieve tray column in which catalyst containing wire-gauze envelopes are disposed along the liquid flow direction. The gas and liquid phases are in cross-current contact on the tray. Experiments were carried out to determine the clear liquid height on the tray as a function of tray geometry and operating conditions. The transient gas–liquid hydrodynamics on the tray was simulated using CFD techniques. The agreement between the experiments and CFD simulations was found to be very good, suggesting that CFD simulations can be used for design and scale-up purposes.     

Experimental and numerical research for fluidization behaviors in a gas–solid acoustic fluidized bed

The effects of sound assistance on fluidization behaviors were systematically investigated in a gas–solid acoustic fluidized bed. A model modified from Syamlal–O'Brien drag model was established. The original solid momentum equation was developed and an acoustic model was also proposed. The radial particle volume fraction, axial root‐mean‐square of bed pressure drop, granular temperature, and particle velocity in gas–solid acoustic fluidized bed were simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code Fluent 6.2. The results showed that radial particle volume fraction increased using modified drag model compared with that using the original one. Radial particle volume fraction was revealed as a parabolic concentration profile. Axial particle volume fraction decreased with the increasing bed height. The granular temperature increased with increasing sound pressure level. It showed that simulation values using CFD code Fluent 6.2 were in agreement with the experimental data. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010     

工业结晶过程的多相流与粒数衡算的CFD耦合求解

考虑不同尺寸的晶体为不同的分散相,通过有限体积法差分不同尺寸组的晶体求解粒数衡算方程,建立了质量衡算与粒数衡算之间的联系,在考虑晶体成核和生长的条件下,建立了稳态结晶过程的粒数衡算方程与多相流方程的耦合求解方法,得到了工业结晶过程的计算流体力学模拟模型。使用商业软件ANSYS CFD,采用该模型对DTB 型工业结晶器中氯化钾-水体系的结晶过程进行了模拟,最终获得不同尺寸晶体的流场和固体含量的分布信息,从而实现结晶过程的仿真模拟。对部分模拟结果与实验值进行了比较,结果表明模拟结果与实验结果吻合较好。     

立体传质塔板板上液相流场的三维数值模拟

针对立体传质塔板(CTST)操作时的特点,对1 000 mm的CTST板上液相流场进行了三维计算流体力学(CFD)数值模拟.计算得出了板上液相流场的三维分布特征;实验测量和模拟结果对比,结果吻合较好,说明文中模型有较好的准确度,可以用于CTST板上液相流场的预测.对相同条件下筛板和CTST板上的液相流场分别进行模拟,...     

Studies of gas–liquid flow through reactors internals using VOF simulations

Two-phase flow through reactor internals have been experimentally and numerically studied. Experiments have been carried out with a setup running under ambient pressure for two configurations. The first configuration consists of a mixing box orifice inlet through which liquid flows as a film sheared by a gas flow. The liquid height at orifice inlet is documented over a wide range of liquid and gas flowrates. The second configuration consists of the two-phase flow through a downcomer of a distributing tray. Two and three dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations using the volume of fluid approach have been used to compute both flows for similar flow conditions as used in the experiments. It is shown that the agreement between experiments and calculations is very good. Based on this good agreement, it is finally discussed how CFD can be used to achieve better design rules for gas liquid reactor internals via simulations carried out for industrial process conditions.     

CFD and experimental studies of liquid weeping in the circular sieve tray columns

Sieve trays are widely used in fractionating devices like tray distillation towers existing in separation and purification industries. The weeping phenomenon that has a critical effect on the efficiency of tray towers was studied by a numerical model and some experiments. The experiments were carried out in a pilot scale column with the diameter of 1.22 m that includes two test trays and two chimney trays. Weeping rates and some hydraulic parameters were measured in sieve trays with the hole area of 7.04%. Furthermore, the total weeping rate and weeping rate in inlet and outlet halves of the test tray were determined. It was also used an Eulerian–Eulerian computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method for the present study. The model was able to predict the dry tray pressure drop, total pressure drop, clear liquid height, froth height, and weeping rate simultaneously. Furthermore, the obtained CFD results were in a good agreement with the experimental data in terms of pressure drop and the model properly predicted several hydraulic parameters like the liquid weeping behavior along the tray.