双层桨自吸式气-液分散搅拌槽的单相流模拟

运用计算流体动力学(CFD)方法对双层桨自吸式气液分-散搅拌槽进行单相流数值模拟。考察了不同气体分散通道叶片角度、不同下层桨类型、不同桨叶间距对搅拌槽内宏观流动场的影响。研究发现:气体分散通道叶片角度为30°时,流体在上层桨所在平面处的流动没有出现较大的扭曲流动,漩涡较小,能量损耗较少。下层桨为六叶上斜叶桨时,下层桨具有较强的泵送能力,能够将液体有效的泵送到上层桨周围。桨叶间距增大,使槽内轴向循环流动范围增大,但是有可能造成下层桨泵送能力的降低。     

具有双层桨结构的自吸式搅拌反应器的流体力学性能

在直径0.48 m的搅拌槽中以水?空气为介质,对具有双层桨结构的自吸式反应器的流体力学性能进行了实验研究,考察了自吸式桨浸没深度、底层桨结构和搅拌桨层间距对自吸式桨的临界吸气转速、吸气速率和气含率的影响。结果表明,临界吸气转速随自吸式桨浸没深度增加而增加,临界吸气转速几乎与下层桨的结构无关;吸气速率与气含率随浸没深度增加而减小,吸气速率与气含率受下层桨影响较大,层间距为自吸式桨直径(D)且采用上推式的四叶宽叶翼形轴流式桨作下层桨时,自吸式桨的吸气性能最佳。     

改进型INTER-MIG桨搅拌槽内流场的PIV实验

采用粒子图像测速技术(PIV)研究了双层改进型INTER-MIG桨搅拌槽内的流场,考察了流体粘度?、桨叶转速、底桨尺寸对流场的影响.结果表明,?962.5 m Pa·s时随粘度增大,局部涡流增多,对整体混合有利;?=962.5 m Pa·s时形成2个涡合能力差的涡流,对整体混合不利.Re=459~918时,桨叶转速增加对叶端处无因次化速度无影响,随流体远离桨叶,无因次化速度随桨叶转速增大而增大.底桨尺寸增大对无因次化径向速度影响较小,对底桨所在区域无因次化轴向速度影响较大,底桨尺寸满足桨槽直径比D/T=0.57时无因次化轴向速度最大,湍动能最大,搅拌功率随底桨尺寸增大而增大.     

改进型INTER-MIG搅拌槽内固液悬浮特性的数值模拟

应用CFD软件Fluent 12.0和并行计算机工作站对双层改进型INTER-MIG桨式搅拌槽内的固液悬浮特性、临界离底悬浮转速及功率消耗进行数值模拟,分析了在固体体积分数as=30%下,转速n、桨叶离底距离C1和桨间距C2等因素对搅拌槽内颗粒悬浮特性的影响. 结果表明,在一定的转速和桨径下,改变C1和C2会改变流场的局部结构,选取适合的C1和C2可使固液混合更均匀,有利于颗粒悬浮和整个搅拌槽传质传热的进行. 最佳桨叶离底高度与槽径比为0.36,最佳桨叶间距与槽径比为0.44;在该最佳工况下临界离底悬浮转速Njs=118.3 r/min;得到既能达到完全离底悬浮、又能使搅拌功耗最小的最佳转速为n=124 r/min.     

改进型框式组合桨搅拌釜内流场特性

对5m³树脂反应釜及釜内改进型框式-二斜叶双层组合桨等比例缩小建立模型,基于计算流体力学（CFD）中的多重参考系法对该双层组合桨搅拌釜流场进行了模拟研究,并利用粒子图像测速（PIV）实验对模拟结果进行了验证。分析了桨叶离底间距、桨间距及组合桨安装角度的变化对流场产生的影响。随着离底间距的增大,搅拌釜下层框式桨横梁处产生往槽底的轴向流强度会逐渐减弱,不利于底部物料的混合;桨间距的增加导致两桨间对流减弱,不利于两桨间流体的混合,当桨间距与釜内径的比值为0.77时,搅拌釜内的整体流动情况较好。对上下层桨叶安装角度分别为0°、45°和90°这3种工况下的釜内流场特性研究表明,安装角度为90°时,斜叶桨产生的轴向流强度最大,此时搅拌釜内流体的混合效果最好。研究结果为改进型框式桨与二斜叶桨双层组合桨应用于树脂聚合反应实际工程提供参考。     

双层桨搅拌槽内部流场的实验研究

运用计算流体动力学（CFD）方法对双层桨搅拌槽内部流场进行数值模拟。考察了流体在不同桨叶类型、不同桨叶间距对搅拌槽内宏观流动场的影响。研究发现：流体在桨叶间距为150 mm的双层桨内部流场流动效果好。在此间距的基础上得出流体在六圆盘上斜叶桨的搅拌槽内比六圆盘直叶桨搅拌槽内混合效果好。     

轴流桨搅拌槽三维流场数值模拟

利用k -ε湍流模型预测了搅拌槽在不同操作条件下宏观速度场 ,模型成功预测了搅拌槽内速度分布 ,计算结果与实验结果吻合较好 .模型预测结果表明 ,搅拌槽内宏观流动场受搅拌桨槽径比影响较大 .对单层搅拌桨 -槽体系 ,挡板前后宏观流动场差别很大 ,在挡板以前区域 ,轴向流动较强 ,在整个r -z断面上形成一个整体循环 ;而在挡板后面区域 ,流体在桨叶安装位置高度附近转向轴心流动 ,槽体上半部区域形成二次循环区域 ,且二次循环区域内流体以向下流动为主 .     

半圆管曲面涡轮搅拌槽内混合特性的数值模拟

在商业化软件ANSYS CFX 10.0平台上,采用多重参考系法来解决挡板与桨叶之间的相对转动问题,由标准k-ε模型对半圆管曲面涡轮搅拌槽内流动和混合过程进行了详细的数值模拟,本模拟所得的功率准数和设计值以及相关文献值吻合良好。结果表明：当搅拌桨离底距离由搅拌槽直径的1/2处变为1/3处时,搅拌槽内的流型均为典型的“双循环流型”,而当搅拌桨离底距离由搅拌槽直径的1/3处降低至1/6处时,槽内流型由典型的“双循环流型”转变为“单循环流型”;通过对不同时刻不同桨叶离底距离下的示踪剂浓度分布图分析表明槽内的混合过程与流动场密切相关;加料点位置对于最终的流场混合效果有着显著影响,对于混合时间数据的采集应注意不同加料位置时监测点的选取。CFD模拟结果表明本文所采用的模型可以很好的预测半圆管曲面涡轮搅拌槽内的混合特性,为进一步改进和优化半圆管曲面涡轮的设计提供了一定的参考。     

双层刚柔组合搅拌桨调控流体宏观不稳定性行为

流体宏观不稳定性是搅拌槽内流体流动存在大尺度低频非稳态准周期现象,可以影响流体的能量﹑质量的传递行为。为揭示在双层组合桨作用下搅拌槽内流体的非稳态流动规律,实验采用频谱分析和流场可视化技术研究双层组合桨搅拌槽内自来水体系的宏观不稳定性,对比分析了双层刚性桨和双层组合桨对流体混合的影响。结果表明:直径为T的搅拌槽内流体宏观不稳定频率与转速呈线性增大趋势,在转速为180 r·min^-1时离底距离 0.25T刚柔组合桨体系的宏观不稳定性频率消失,出现谱带现象,流场呈现多尺度结构特征,而离底距离为0.33T和0.5T的刚柔组合桨体系的宏观不稳定性频率分别为0.5096 Hz和0.3459 Hz。双层组合桨体系分别使流体的混合时间缩短了22.5%和35%左右,减小离底距离,可使流场的规则区减小。双层刚柔组合桨调控流体宏观不稳定性,强化流体的能量传递行为,从而缩短混合时间,提高了流体的混合效率。     

几种单层桨搅拌槽内宏观混合特性的比较

为了丰富对向心桨的混合特性的认识,比较了向心桨、Rushton桨、三斜叶桨和穿流桨的单层桨搅拌槽内的宏观混合特性,考察了搅拌转速、桨叶离底高度对搅拌槽混合时间和功率特性的影响。结果表明,四种桨的宏观混合时间均随着搅拌转速的增加而减少,搅拌功率均随转速的增加逐渐增大。当转速相同时,四种桨型中Rushton桨的功率消耗最大,三斜叶桨功率消耗最小,向心桨的功率消耗仅仅比三斜叶桨高。桨叶离底高度的变化对四种桨型的混合时间和功率的影响不尽相同。混合效率的影响因素大小顺序为：搅拌转速>桨型>桨叶离底高度。在考察的四种桨型中,向心桨的混合效率最高。研究成果可为向心桨等新型搅拌桨的工业应用积累实验数据,为其优化设计和放大提供理论依据。     

运用粒子图像测速仪研究双层Rushton桨搅拌槽内湍流特性

Particle Image Velocimetry （PIV） has been used to investigate turbulence characteristics in a 0.48 m diameter stirred vessel filled to a liquid height （ H = 1.4T ） of 0.67 m. The agitator had dual Rushton impellers of 0.19 m diameter （ D = 0.4T ）. The developed flow patterns depend on the clearance of the lower impeller above the base of the vessel, the spacing between the two impellers, and the submergence of the upper impeller below the liq- uid surface. Their combinations can generate three basic flow patterns, named, parallel, merging and diverging flows. The results of velocity measurement show that the flow characteristics in the impeller jet flow region changes very little for different positions. Average velocity, trailing vortices and shear strain rate distributions for three flow patterns were measured by using PIV technique. The characteristics of trailing vortex and its trajectory were described in detail for those three flow patterns.
Since the space-resolution of PIV can only reach the sub-grid rather than the Kolmogorov scale, a large-eddy PIV analysis has been used to estimate the distribution of the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation. Comparison of the distributions of turbulent kinetic energy and dissipation rate in merging flow shows that the highest turbulent kinetic energy and dissipation are both located in the vortex regions, but the maxima are at somewhat different lo- cations behind the blade. About 37% of the total energy is dissipated in dual impeller jet flow regions. The obtained distribution of shear strain rate for merging flow is similar to that of turbulence dissipation, with the shear strain rate around the trailing vortices much higher than in other areas.     

轴流式搅拌器湍流运动特性

引言 搅拌混合是化工工业过程中最常见,也是最重要的单元操作之一,其主要目的是加速体系中传质或传热过程.     

三叶后掠-HEDT组合桨搅拌釜内流场的模拟及实验

对应用于聚乙烯聚合反应中的三叶后掠-HEDT组合桨的搅拌釜内流场进行了模拟研究,分析组合桨的离底距C ₁、桨间距C ₂以及转速N的变化对搅拌釜内流场的影响,利用PIV实验对模拟结果进行了验证;将该组合桨与三叶后掠-六直叶圆盘涡轮组合桨进行了模拟对比研究。结果表明：当桨间距与釜内径的比为0.35时,釜内桨叶间的流体流动效果最好,该条件下能够改善搅拌釜上层流体的速度分布;当离底距与釜内径的比值为0.29时,组合桨下方出现了整体的环流,有利于釜底流体的混合;桨叶转速N=90 r/min时釜内流体速度分布均匀,同时上层HEDT桨叶产生的射流方向趋于水平。两种组合桨的对比研究表明：二者流型相近,但前者搅拌功率能够得到明显降低。研究结果可为三叶后掠-HEDT组合桨在聚乙烯聚合反应釜中的工程应用提供参考。     

几种框式桨搅拌槽内流动特性的比较研究

用粒子成像测速（PIV）技术对传统框式桨、传统框式组合桨和新型框式组合桨的流动特性进行研究,对比了三种框式桨在相同工况下搅拌槽内的速度、流型和湍动能。结果表明：传统框式桨搅拌槽内流体流动以水平环流为主,在框式桨上方和框式桨中间区域流体流动不充分;传统框式组合桨搅拌槽内框式桨上方由于二折叶桨的作用使得框式桨上部流体流速变大,槽内流体上下部的流动得到加强,但在框式桨中心区域依旧存在流动死区;新型框式组合桨搅拌槽内两层桨叶间的连接流得到了加强,框式桨底部和中间区域物质和能量的交换更加充分。在考察的三种框式桨中,新型框式组合桨的混合效果更好。研究结果可为新型框式组合桨应用于化工合成工业中提供参考。     

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.     

Effect of Impeller Spacing on the Flow Field of Yield-Pseudoplastic Fluids Generated by a Coaxial Mixing System Composed of Two Central Impellers and an Anchor

The three-dimensional flow field generated by a coaxial mixer composed of double Scaba impellers and an anchor in the mixing of the xanthan gum solution, a non-Newtonian yield-pseudoplastic fluid was investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. The mixing time measurements were performed by a non-intrusive flow visualization technique called electrical resistance tomography (ERT). To evaluate the influence of the impeller spacing on the hydrodynamics of the double Scaba-anchor coaxial mixer, the upper impeller submergence was set to 0.140?m while the lower impeller clearance and the spacing between two central impellers were changed within a wide range. The experiments and simulations were conducted for both co-rotating and counter-rotating regimes at different impeller spacing. The analysis of the collected data with respect to the power number, flow number, mixing time, and pumping effectiveness proved that the co-rotating mode had superiority over the counter-rotating regime. Furthermore, the impact of the impeller spacing in the co-rotating mode was assessed with respect to the mixing time, power number, and mixing energy. The results demonstrated that a coaxial mixer with the impeller spacing of almost equal to the central impeller diameter (C₂?=?0.175?m) and the impeller clearance of C₃?=?0.185?m was the most efficient configuration compared to the other cases. Additionally, the influence of the impeller spacing on the flow pattern was assessed in terms of the radial velocity, tangential velocity, axial velocity, shear rate, and apparent viscosity profiles. When the impeller spacing (C₂) was varied, the merging flow and parallel flow patterns were observed.     

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