在一个旋转的包装床的不同部分流动行为的CFD微尺度建模
Ahmed M Alatyar1,2, Abdallah S Berrouk3,4, Mohamed S AlShehhi1
1Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Scientific reports
|December 16, 2023
概括
使用旋转包装床 (RPB) 的工艺强化提供了显著的成本和尺寸优势. 这项研究揭示了气体流动力学,特别是逆流和动动能,如何影响性能,并验证了RPB设计的模拟模型.
科学领域:
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 过程强化 过程强化
- 流体动力学 流体动力学
背景情况:
- 工艺强化 (PI) 对于降低化学工艺成本和环境影响至关重要.
- 旋转包装床 (RPB) 技术显示,它有望带来显著的PI益处.
- 了解RPB中的气体流动行为是优化其性能的关键.
研究的目的:
- 用微观CFD模拟来研究旋转床 (RPB) 内的气流动力学.
- 为了验证模拟结果与实验数据的准确性.
- 分析影响RPBs气体分布不良和动动能 (TKE) 的因素.
主要方法:
- 对一个RPB进行了微尺度计算流体动力学 (CFD) 模拟.
- 模拟结果与实验数据严格验证.
- 分析重点是气体流动模式,逆流,分布不良和TKE.
主要成果:
- 在外围逆流和气体分配不当之间发现了强烈的相关性.
- 在约一半的包装深度中观察到气体流的一致性.
- 动动能 (TKE) 与包装边缘的触角和辐射速度有关.
- 在外部边缘确定了一个"气体终端效应区域" (不到10%的深度).
- 孔隙介质模型在包装中有效,但不包括边缘.
结论:
- 差价合约模拟准确地反映了RPB气流动力学.
- 气体分布不良主要是由外腔中加速流动所驱动的.
- 孔隙介质模型适用,但需要考虑边缘效应.
- 了解内腔的流量过渡对于RPB优化至关重要.
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