Experimental and computational study of gas–solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics

The hydrodynamics of a two-dimensional gas–solid fluidized bed reactor were studied experimentally and computationally. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation results from a commercial CFD software package, Fluent, were compared to those obtained by experiments conducted in a fluidized bed containing spherical glass beads of 250– in diameter. A multifluid Eulerian model incorporating the kinetic theory for solid particles was applied in order to simulate the gas–solid flow. Momentum exchange coefficients were calculated using the Syamlal–O’Brien, Gidaspow, and Wen–Yu drag functions. The solid-phase kinetic energy fluctuation was characterized by varying the restitution coefficient values from 0.9 to 0.99. The modeling predictions compared reasonably well with experimental bed expansion ratio measurements and qualitative gas–solid flow patterns. Pressure drops predicted by the simulations were in relatively close agreement with experimental measurements at superficial gas velocities higher than the minimum fluidization velocity, U_mf. Furthermore, the predicted instantaneous and time-average local voidage profiles showed similarities with the experimental results. Further experimental and modeling efforts are required in a comparable time and space resolutions for the validation of CFD models for fluidized bed reactors.     

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE GAS-PARTICLE FLOW IN RISERS I: THE MACRO FLOW BEHAVIOR

The steady gas-particle flow in risers under variant operating conditions was predicted based on a k-ε-k_p-ε_p-Θ two-fluid model, which describes the dense turbulent gas-particle flow by the Eulerian method, considering the turbulence of both gas and particles as well as the particles' collisional effects. Much information on the macro flow behavior in risers, such as the profiles of local particle axial velocity, solids volume fraction, and solids mass flux in different operating regimes was obtained, and the predicted results show satisfactory agreement with experimental data. Further analysis of the predictions gives the comprehension of flow characteristics on the macro scale.     

多孔介质电渗流动计算流体力学模拟与实验研究（Ⅱ）电渗流动与传质特性

采用流体动力学方法模拟多孔介质内的电渗流动行为，探讨了电场强度、多孔介质的孔隙率等对填充床层中电渗流场、宏观电渗流动及传质特性的影响，并以羟基磷灰石电色谱、采用DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow为介质的离子交换电色谱及Blue Sepharose Fast Flow为介质的亲和电色谱分离过程为例将理论计算结果与实验结果进行了对比，二者吻合较好，证实了上述理论研究的正确性并显示出此方法在发展新型固-液电动分离技术中的应用前景.     

Turbulent flow field comparison and related suitability for fish passage of a standard and a simplified low‐gradient vertical slot fishway

Fishways are hydraulic structures that allow passage of fish across obstructions in rivers. Vertical slot fishways—VSFs—are considered the most efficient and least selective type of technical fishway solutions, especially due to their ability to remain effective even when significant upstream and/or downstream water level fluctuations occur. The scope of the present study is to perform numerical simulations in order to investigate and compare the hydraulic turbulent flow field in a standard and a simplified version of the most common VSF design. Implications in relation to fish swimming behaviour and fish passage performance are discussed. Different water depths (as well as discharges) were investigated, using a bed slope of 5%, as a reference for low‐gradient VSFs with a very limited selectivity that can be used in multispecies rivers in grayling‐barbel regions. Results show that maximum values of velocity, turbulent kinetic energy, and Reynolds stresses are higher in the standard design. However, corresponding to slot geometry and orientation, the direction of the main jet in the simplified design is more inclined towards the left side of the pool. This causes the eddy to split into 2 smaller ones; the minimum eddy dimension is reduced from 0.4–0.5 to 0.2–0.3 m. These dimensions are detrimental for fish passage efficiency, being more comparable with fish length (0.15–0.40 m), thus affecting migrating fish stability and orientation. Furthermore, the standard design provides a more straightforward upstream path and wider areas of low flow velocities and turbulence, useful for fish resting. Therefore, it is recommended that the standard design should be preferred over its simplified version, even if its construction costs are around 10–15% higher than the simplified one.     

A computational investigation of non-isothermal gas-solid flow in a U-bend

The non-isothermal gas-solid flow through a U-bend of a pneumatic conveying dryer system is calculated using the commercial CFD program Fluent 6.1. Steady-state, incompressible and non-isothermal gas-solid flows are employed to simulate the cases. Variables studied include: particle diameter, particle density, solid loading ratio, feed gas temperature, heat flux through the wall, gas velocity and bend radius ratio on heat transfer phenomena between gas and solid particles. Validation is done by comparing calculation results with the available experimental data provided by Baughn et al. [J.W. Baughn, H. Iacovides, D.C. Jackson, B.E. Launder, Local heat transfer measurements in turbulent flow around a 180° pipe bend, Journal of Heat Transfer 109 (1) (1987) 43-48] and Depew and Farbar [C.A. Depew, L. Farbar, Heat transfer to pneumatically conveyed glass particles of fixed size, Journal of Heat Transfer 85 (1963) 164-172].In general, data validations of both cases show good agreement. The gas temperature decreases and the solid temperature increases along the axial direction of the pipe due to transfer of heat from the gas phase to the solid phase. The gas temperature decreases significantly at the outer bend wall due to an accumulation of particles, which causes much more energy to be transferred from the gas to solid phases. At the inner bend wall, the gas temperature decreases slightly but the solid temperature increases significantly due to a low concentration of particles. A U-bend significantly increases the local and area average Nu numbers, but not the mass average Nu number. The slip velocity and particle distribution are the major factors influencing the value of the mass average Nu number.     

消能锥形阀过流状态研究与优化

消能锥形阀是一种用于中、高水头下的消能控流阀门,其内部结构设计的好坏直接影响着控流效果。为探究消能锥形阀在不同开度下,过流流量及内部流场的变化情况。进行了模型试验与CFD数值模拟计算,试验中发现开度从100%关至85%时出现了流量反而上升、进口压力下降的情况。利用CFD数值模拟的方法对内部流场进行了可视化研究。研究结果表明,在全开状态下锥形阀内部存在以下问题:过强的局部高速高压区域、低速流动死区范围过大、涡流区过度影响高速过流部分。并对锥形阀进行了一定的结构改进,优化了其内部流场情况。     

2种高剪切搅拌器流动特性的CFD模拟

采用计算流体力学模拟方法对2种用于分散混合过程的高剪切搅拌器的流动特性进行研究分析,分别是转子定子搅拌器(RS)和多级叶轮式搅拌釜(CF)。本文从流场细节和功率消耗方面对其进行考察研究,从而为解释搅拌器中气泡的分散混合过程提供理论依据。模拟结果表明,在RS中流体大致呈周向流动,且剪切速率分布相对较为均匀,较高剪切速率不仅出现在转子到壁面的径向间隙处,而且出现在转子与定子之间的轴向间隙处:而在CF中,流体呈现较为明显的旋转流动,且剪切速率分布没有RS均匀,较高的剪切速率只出现在叶轮与壁面的径向间隙处。在相同转速下,虽然这2种搅拌器所形成的平均剪切速率差别不大,但CF中所形成的最大剪切速率大于RS,这也意味着相同操作条件下CF中所能形成的气泡尺寸更小,这与实验结果是一致的。对于这2种搅拌器,在层流区功率准数与搅拌雷诺数都成反比,且CFD模拟计算得到的结果与根据实验得到的关联式的结果基本一致。然而CF的功率消耗高于RS的功率消耗。     

CFD modeling of pilot-scale pump-mixer: Single-phase head and power characteristics

The present work involves single-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of continuous flow pump-mixer employing top-shrouded Rushton turbines with trapezoidal blades. Baffle—impeller interaction has been modeled using sliding mesh and multiple reference frame approaches. Standard k-ε model has been used for turbulence modeling. Several CFD runs representing different combinations of geometric and process parameters have been carried out. Results of CFD simulations have been used to find out two macroscopic performance parameters of pump-mixer—power consumption and head generated by the impeller. The simulation results have been compared with the experimental data obtained on a pilot-scale setup. Good agreement between CFD predictions and experimental results is observed. In most cases, sliding mesh approach is found to perform better than multiple reference frame approach. Details from CFD simulations have been used to have an insight into the pumping action of the impeller.     

基于Simulation CFD平台四角切圆燃烧锅炉冷态空气动力场的仿真研究

采用基于CAD的新型计算流体力学软件Simulation CFD,对350MW切圆燃烧锅炉炉内的冷态空气动力场进行了数值模拟研究,分析结果表明,该方法不仅可以方便直观地立体三维显示炉膛内气流的流动情况,而且相比其它传统的计算流体软件如Fluent,Simulation CFD对计算机的要求低,计算速度快,能在较短的时间内完成锅炉炉内流动状态数值模拟,有利于实现锅炉炉内流动问题的快速诊断,为开发基于Simulation CFD平台锅炉在线监测系统奠定了基础。