The axial and radial profiles of the gas holdup and bubble parameters in an external-loop airlift reactor of inner diameter 0.09 m and height 1.8 m were measured with the differential pressure method and dual-tip elec...The axial and radial profiles of the gas holdup and bubble parameters in an external-loop airlift reactor of inner diameter 0.09 m and height 1.8 m were measured with the differential pressure method and dual-tip electrical conductivity probe at different superficial gas velocities.Air and water were used as the gas and liquid phases,respectively.The experimental data of the average and local gas holdups,bubble size and its distribution,bubble rising velocity,bubble frequency and gas-liquid interfacial area were obtained,and were analyzed based on the gas-liquid flow field and bubble-bubble interaction.The local gas holdup was correlated in terms of superficial gas velocity,axial height and radial position based on the experimental data.展开更多
Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor （EL-ALR） are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results...Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor （EL-ALR） are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results show that the Schiller-Naumann drag model underestimated the local gas holdup at lower superficial gas velocity whereas the Tomiyama drag model overestimated that at higher superficial gas velocity. By contrast, the dual-bubble-size （DBS）-local drag model gave more reasonable radial and axial distri-butions of gas holdup in all cases. The reason is that the DBS-local drag model gave correct values of the lumped parameter, i,e., the ratio of the drag coefficient to bubble diameter, for varying operating conditions and radial positions. This ratio is reasonably expected to decrease with increasing superficial gas velocity and be smaller in the center and larger near the wall. Only the DBS-local drag model correctly reproduced these trends. The radial profiles of the axial velocity of the liquid and gas predicted by the DBS-local model also agreed well with experimental data.展开更多
文摘The axial and radial profiles of the gas holdup and bubble parameters in an external-loop airlift reactor of inner diameter 0.09 m and height 1.8 m were measured with the differential pressure method and dual-tip electrical conductivity probe at different superficial gas velocities.Air and water were used as the gas and liquid phases,respectively.The experimental data of the average and local gas holdups,bubble size and its distribution,bubble rising velocity,bubble frequency and gas-liquid interfacial area were obtained,and were analyzed based on the gas-liquid flow field and bubble-bubble interaction.The local gas holdup was correlated in terms of superficial gas velocity,axial height and radial position based on the experimental data.
文摘Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor （EL-ALR） are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results show that the Schiller-Naumann drag model underestimated the local gas holdup at lower superficial gas velocity whereas the Tomiyama drag model overestimated that at higher superficial gas velocity. By contrast, the dual-bubble-size （DBS）-local drag model gave more reasonable radial and axial distri-butions of gas holdup in all cases. The reason is that the DBS-local drag model gave correct values of the lumped parameter, i,e., the ratio of the drag coefficient to bubble diameter, for varying operating conditions and radial positions. This ratio is reasonably expected to decrease with increasing superficial gas velocity and be smaller in the center and larger near the wall. Only the DBS-local drag model correctly reproduced these trends. The radial profiles of the axial velocity of the liquid and gas predicted by the DBS-local model also agreed well with experimental data.
