| Abstract: | The purpose of this work is to develop a reliable numerical model for the spray dryer desulfurization system. The shape of the spray dryer requires that a body fitted orthogonal coordinate system be used for the numerical model. The governing equations are developed in the general orthogonal coordinates and discretized to yield a system of algbraic equations. A modified two-equation turbulence model is also included in the numerical program. The stability of QUICK scheme is investigated and the Absolutely Stable QUICK scheme is developed and included in the numerical model. The trajectory approach is used to simulate the flow of the dispersed phase. Two-way coupling phenomena is modeled by this sheme. The absorption of sulfur dioxide into lime slurry droplets is simulated by a model based on gas-phase mass transfer. The program is applied to a typical spray dryer desulfurization system. The reuslts show the capability of the program to predict the sensitivity of system performance to change in operational parameters. |
