高气液化下分布器设计对结构化床层气液分布的影响(英文)

Experiments were carried out to investigate the liquid flow distribution at high gas/liquid ratios in a cold model monolith bed of a 0.048 m diameter with 62 cells per cm2.Three types of distributor for the liquid distribu-tion were used to evaluate their distribution performance.Local liquid saturation in individual channels was meas-ured using 16 single-point optical fiber probes mounted inside the channels.The results indicate that 1) The optical fiber probe technique can measure phase distribution in the monolith bed;2) Liquid saturation distribution along the radial direction of the monolith bed is not uniform and the extent of non-uniformity depends on the distributor de-sign and phase velocities;and 3) The tube array distributor provides superior liquid distribution performance over the showerhead and nozzle distributors.     

不同构形构造分布器的数值研究

Seven distributors with different configurations are designed and optimized by constructal approach. Their flow distribution performance and energy dissipation are investigated and compared by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. The reliability of CFD simulation is verified by experiments on the distributor that has all distributing rectangle channels on a plate. The results show that the symmetry of the distributing channels has decisive influence on the performance of flow distribution. Increasing the generations of channel branching will improve the flow distribution uniformity, but on the other hand increase the energy dissipation. Among all the seven constructal distributors, the distributor that has dichotomy configuration, Y-type junctions and straight intercon-necting channels, is recommended for its better flow distribution performance and less energy dissipation.     

Correlation between hysteresis of gas-liquid mass transfer and liquid distribution in a trickle bed

The hysteresis of gas-liquid mass transfer rate and the corresponding radial liquiddistribution in a trickle bed reactor are measured to provide evidence for the correlation between thesetwo behaviors.Experimental results indicate that the hysteresis of gas-liquid mass transfer originatesfrom the nonuniformity of the hydrodynamic state of gas-liquid flow and the radial maldistributionof local k_(gia) corresponds very well to the radial maldistribution of liquid flow in the bed.The localliquid flow rate is also found to be nonuniform in the azimuthal direction.In view of maldistributedliquid flow even in the pulsing flow regime,the conventional plug flow model seems oversimplifiedfor describing the behavior of a trickle bed.     

Numerical simulation and experimental study of the characteristics of packing feature size on liquid flow in a rotating packed bed

Rotating packed bed has high efficiency of gas–liquid mass transfer. So it is significant to investigate fluid motion in rotating packed bed. Numerical simulations of the effects of packing feature size on liquid flow characteristics in a rotating packed bed are reported in this paper. The particle image velocimetry is compared with the numerical simulations to validate the turbulent model. Results show that the liquid exists in the packing zone in the form of droplet and liquid line, and the cavity is droplet. When the radial thickness of the packing is less than 0.101 m, liquid line and droplets appear in the cavity. When rotational speed and radial thickness of the packing increase, the average diameter of the droplets becomes smaller, and the droplet size distribution becomes uniform. As the initial velocity of the liquid increases, the average droplet diameter increases and the uniformity of particle size distribution become worse. The droplet velocity increases with the radial thickness of the packing increasing, and gradually decreases when it reaches the cavity region. The effect of packing thickness is most substantial through linear fitting. The predicted and simulated values are within ±15%. The cumulative volume distribution curves of the experimental and simulated droplets are consistent with the R-R distribution.     

单个SMR填料的高径比及倾斜度对流场的影响

INTRODUCTION Random packing is widely used in many unit operations[1].Flow field inside a random packed bed affects the hydrodynamic and mass transfer efficiency.Study on the flow field of random packing is essential for improving hydrodynamic and mass transfer performance,while flow field investigation of single SMR packing is a foundation for random packed bed.Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)[2] may best serve for this purpose.     

预分布管内流场的CFD模拟及实验验证(英文)

Liquid distributor is a very import internal for distillation columns. Pre-distributor is usually set on the top of distributor for initial distribution. Fluid flow in pre-distributor is a complex system of variable mass flow with many orifices and sub-branches. Consequently, the two phase modeling of pre-distributors was carried out and the homogeneous model with free surface model was applied. The numerical method was validated by comparing with experimental data. Using the simulated results for different pre-distributors, the impacts of inflow rate, location and orientation upon the outflow distribution were investigated. Furthermore, influences of the outflow distribution for pre-distributor on liquid uniformity in trough were also analyzed. The conclusions can be adopted for the struc-tural design of liquid distributor and pre-distributor of large scale.     

Simulation of the hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a falling film wavy microchannel

The flow in a liquid falling film is predominantly laminar, and the liquid-side mass transfer is limited by molecular diffusion. The effective way to enhance the mass transfer is to improve the liquid film flow behavior. The falling film behaviors of water, ethanol and ethylene glycol in nine different wavy microchannels were simulated by Computational Fluid Dynamics. The simulation results show that the falling film thickness exhibits a waveform distribution resulting in a resonance phenomenon along the wavy microchannel. The fluctuation of liquid film surface increases the gas–liquid interface area, and the internal eddy flow inside the liquid film also improves the turbulence of liquid film, the gas–liquid mass transfer in falling film microchannels is intensified. Compared with flat microchannel, the CO_2 absorption efficiency in water in the wavy microchannel is improved over 41%. Prediction models of liquid film amplitude and average liquid film thickness were established respectively.     

非牛顿流体中气泡上升及聚并过程中液相侧浓度场的数值模拟(英文)

On the basis of Navier-Stockes equation and convection-diffusion equation, combined with surface ten-sion and penetration models, the equations of moment and mass transfer between bubble and the ambient non-Newtonian liquid were established. The formation of a single bubble from a submersed nozzle of 1.0 mm di-ameter and the mass transfer from an artificially fixed bubble into the ambient liquid were simulated by the volume- of-fluid (VOF) method. Good agreement between simulation results and experimental data confirmed the validity of the numerical method. Furthermore, the concentration distribution around rising bubbles in shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid was simulated. When the process of a single ellipsoidal bubble with the bubble deformation rate below 2.0 rises, the concentration distribution is a single-tail in the bubble’s wake, but it is fractal when the bubble deformation rate is greater than 2.0. For the overtaking of two in-line rising bubbles, the concentration dis-tribution area between two bubbles broadens gradually and then coalescence occurs. The bifurcation of concentra-tion distribution appears in the rear of the resultant bubble.     

折流式旋转床的流体力学行为(英文)

As a high gravity (HIGEE) unit, the rotating packed bed (RPB) uses centrifugal force to intensify mass transfer. Zigzag rotating bed (RZB) is a new type of HIGEE unit. The rotor of RZB consists of stationary discs and rotating discs, forming zigzag channels for liquid-gas flow and mass transfer. As in RPBs, some hydrodynamic behavior in RZB is interesting but no satisfactory explanation. In this study, the experiments were carried on in a RZB unit with a rotor of 600 mm in diameter using air-water system. The gas pressure drop and power consumption were measured with two types of rotating baffle for RZB rotors, one with perforations and another with shutter openings. The circumferential velocities of gas were measured with a five-hole Pitot probe. The pressure drop decreased rapidly when the liquid was introduced to the rotor, because the circumferential velocity of the liquid droplets was lower than that of the gas, reducing the circumferential velocity of gas and the centrifugal pressure drop. The power consumption decreased first when the gas entered the RZB rotor, because the gas with higher circumferential velocity facilitates the rotation of baffles.     

INFLUENCE OF INITIAL LIQUID DISTRIBUTION ON MASS TRANSFER IN PACKED BEDS

1 INTRODUCTIONA major problem in the design of packed columns is dimensioning the liquid distributor.Thenumber of outlets is an important factor,because it governs the quality of the liquiddistribution at the inlet cross-section and thus the extent to which the packing is Wetted.Thehigher the degree of wetting and thus the greater the area of phase contact,the more efficientthe mass and heat transfer within the bed of packing.     

Experimental investigation of gas‐liquid flow in monolith channels using monofiber optical probes

Two‐phase hydrodynamics has been experimentally investigated using optical fibre probes in individual channels of a laboratory scale monolith bed. Experimental investigations were carried out to validate the optical probe measurements in a single capillary. Optical probes were positioned at selected single channels of a monolith block, and the signals were processed to assess the local hydrodynamics under cocurrent gas‐liquid downflow configuration, using air and water as fluids. The investigations were performed for three different distributors, viz. single pipe, multipipe, and packed bed distributor configurations. The different distributor configurations were evaluated on the basis of void fraction and bubble frequency for a wide range of flow velocities. The specific novelty aspect of this study comes from the fact that we have undertaken channel scale investigations in monoliths under conditions where we have also reported the global gas‐liquid distribution. Thus, one can readily correlate the bed‐scale hydrodynamics with the local channel‐scale hydrodynamics. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 63: 327–336, 2017     

Experimental studies of liquid flow maldistribution in a random packed column

Liquid flow distribution has been a major concern when scaling up random packed columns. This study concerns the measurements of liquid flow distribution in a large scale column packed with 25.4 mm stainless steel Pall rings. The liquid flow distribution was studied with packed bed height from 0.9 to 3.5 m, liquid flow rate from 2.91 to 6.66 kg/m²·s, and gas flow rate from 0 to 3.0 kg/m²·s. In addition, three systems, water/air, aqueous detergent solution/air and Isopar/air, were used to study the effect of liquid physical properties on liquid flow distribution, and two different liquid distributors were employed to test the effect of liquid distributor design. It was found that liquid flow distribution was strongly influenced by liquid distributor design, packed bed height, gas flow rate and liquid viscosity, slightly influenced by liquid flow rate, but not by liquid surface tension.     

A computational fluid dynamics-based method to investigate and optimize novel liquid distributor

Liquid distributors have an important influence on packed towers' hydrodynamics and mass transfer performances. This work has designed a narrow-trough liquid distributor with stepped baffle plates to regulate liquid flow. The liquid mainstream is diverted layer by stepped baffles to realize the uniform distribution of liquid. The relationship between liquid flow and the baffle plates arrangement is studied by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. Furthermore, we put forward a CFD-based structural optimization scheme to arrange baffle plates in an arc shape, which leads to a uniform and stable flow of each distribution orifice in the range of liquid spray density of 5–120 m³·(m²·h)⁻¹. The simulation results agree with experiments, which proved that the novel liquid distributor has excellent performance. Compared with the traditional trough liquid distributor, the novel liquid distributor can provide more liquid drip points, more gas-phase channels, higher operating flexibility, and take up less space.     

Flow distribution and mass transfer in a parallel microchannel contactor integrated with constructal distributors

Flow distribution and mass transfer characteristics during CO₂‐water flow through a parallel microchannel contactor integrated with two constructal distributors have been investigated numerically and experimentally. Each distributor comprises a dichotomic tree structure that feeds 16 microchannels with hydraulic diameters of 667 μm. It was found that constructal distributors could ensure a nearly uniform gas–liquid distribution at high gas flow rates where the ideal flow pattern was slug‐annular flow. Nevertheless, at small gas flow rates where the ideal flow pattern was slug flow, a significant flow maldistribution occurred primarily due to the lack of large pressure barrier inside each distributor, indicating that dynamic pressure fluctuation in parallel microchannels greatly disturbed an otherwise good flow distribution therein. It was further shown that the present parallel microchannel contactor could realize the desired mass transfer performance previously achieved in one single microchannel under relatively wide operational ranges due to the integration of constructal distributors. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010     

分布器结构对环流反应器气含率分布的影响

采用κ-ε二方程模型和欧拉多相流模型,对一种单筒单级气升式气液环流反应器内的湍流气液两相流进行了全尺寸的数值模拟研究,考察了采用3种不同气体分布器时反应器内气含率和流速分布的细节.模拟结果表明不同结构的分布器对总体气含率和内筒中的两相速度分布有很大影响,因而对气含率分布和气液两相接触效果有较大影响,从而对反应过程产生影响.单环分布器产生的气液两相接触效果较差,对于反应过程很不利.对于大直径的环流反应器推荐使用多环分布器.计算所得的整体气含率与实测的整体气含率进行了对比,吻合较好.     

一种新型板翅式换热器气液分配器分配特性的敏感性分析

两相流动分配不均是影响板翅式换热器换热效率的主要因素。传统的"先混合,后分配"方法不能解决在导流翅片中流向突变时气液分离引起的气液两相流体分配不均问题,因此采用"先分配,后混合"的理念提出了一种新型的气液分配器,气体和液体分别从各自的通道进入分配器,在分配器内均匀混合后进入换热器的翅片换热通道进行换热。通过对分配器内部流场的数值模拟,发现:分配器的气液分配不均匀度随流量的增加而增加,且不均匀度受液相流量的影响比气相大。该气液分配器的气液分配不均匀度相比传统封头结构降低了一个数量级,能够有效改善板翅式换热器层间通道的气液分配特性,提高板翅式换热器的换热效率。     

基于临界分流理论的气液两相流均匀分配器

提出了一种新型气液两相流分配器,主要由旋流叶片、整流器、分流喷嘴以及分配腔室组成。通过采用“流型调整”与“临界分流”控制相分离。为研究不同分流比下的分配特征,设计了2喷嘴和4喷嘴两种分配结构。建立了气液两相流数值模型,模拟了气液两相流在分配器内流动特性。在气液两相流实验环道上进行了测试,气相折算速度范围为5.0～25.0 m·s^-1,液相折算速度范围为0.012～0.14 m·s^-1,实验中出现的流型包括波浪流、段塞流以及环状流。结果表明,在临界分流条件下,气液相分流系数主要取决于与侧支管相连通的分流喷嘴数目与总喷嘴数目的比值,不受流型、气液流速等参数波动的影响。对于2喷嘴分配器分流系数接近理论值0.5,对于4喷嘴气液分流系数约为0.25。     

文丘里卷吸型气液分配器液体分配性能的结构参数研究

为了改善滴流床用的内卷吸型气液分配器的液体分散差的现象,提出了一种文丘里卷吸型气液分配器,并对其结构参数进行了参数化研究,定量认识卷吸型分配器的结构参数对其气液分配性能的影响。在冷态实验装置上进行了文丘里卷吸型气液分配器性能实验,建立了耦合群体平衡模型的欧拉-欧拉两相流模型,数值模拟了文丘里卷吸型气液分配器气液两相分配流动过程。冷模实验结合数值模拟,系统性考察了各结构参数对卷吸型气液分配器的液体分布均匀性、喷淋半径以及压降的影响。结果表明,采用具备缩-扩结构的文丘里管作为降液管能够有效提升卷吸型分配器的分布均匀度和喷淋半径,并显著降低压降。通过正交试验,获得了主要结构参数与分配性能的相关性,给出了结构参数与性能指标的经验关联式。降液管的扩张段是改善液体分配性能的关键结构,其扩张角为30°时液体分配性能最好。