CFD simulation and experimental study of dry pressure drop and gas flow distribution of the tridimensional rotational flow sieve tray

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 241-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Tang ◽  
Shaofeng Zhang ◽  
Dewu Wang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yishuo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Rotational Flow ◽  
Sieve Tray

scholarly journals Experimental Study of the Influence of Gas Flow Rate on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Sieve Trays and Their Effect on CO2 Absorption

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 10708
Author(s):  
Adel Almoslh ◽  
Falah Alobaid ◽  
Christian Heinze ◽  
Bernd Epple
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Water System ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Hydrodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Co2 Absorption ◽  
Gas Flow Rate ◽  
Sieve Tray

An experimental study was conducted in the sieve tray column to investigate the influence of gas flow rate on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the sieve tray, such as total tray pressure drop, wet tray pressure drop, dry tray pressure drop, clear liquid height, liquid holdup, and froth height. The hydrodynamic characteristics of the sieve tray were investigated for the gas/water system at different gas flow rates from 12 to 24 Nm3/h and at different pressures of 0.22, 0.24, and 0.26 MPa. In this study, a simulated waste gas was used that consisted of 30% CO2 and 70% air. The inlet volumetric flow rate of the water was 0.148 m3/h. The temperature of the inlet water was 19.5 °C. The results showed that the gas flow rate has a significant effect on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the tray. The authors investigated the effect of changing these hydrodynamic characteristics on the performance of a tray column used for CO2 capture.

Experimental study and modeling development of pressure drop in concurrent gas-liquid columns with a tridimensional rotational flow sieve tray

2018 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 383-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Tang ◽  
Shaofeng Zhang ◽  
Dewu Wang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Lusha Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Rotational Flow ◽  
Sieve Tray

scholarly journals Two Efficient Methods for Gas Distributive Network Calculation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Brkić
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Gas Flow Rate ◽  
Closed Loops ◽  
Loop Method ◽  
Hardy Cross ◽  
Flow Through

Today, two very efficient methods for calculation of flow distribution per branches of a looped gas pipeline are available. Most common is improved Hardy Cross method, while the second one is so-called unified node-loop method. For gas pipeline, gas flow rate through a pipe can be determined using Colebrook equation modified by AGA (American Gas Association) for calculation of friction factor accompanied with Darcy-Weisbach equation for pressure drop and second approach is using Renouard equation adopted for gas pipeline calculation. For the development of Renouard equation for gas pipelines some additional thermodynamic properties are involved in comparisons with Colebrook and Darcy-Weisbach model. These differences will be explained. Both equations, the Colebrook’s (accompanied with Darcy-Weisbach scheme) and Renouard’s will be used for calculation of flow through the pipes of one gas pipeline with eight closed loops which are formed by pipes. Consequently four different cases will be examined because the network is calculated using improved Hardy Cross method and unified node-loop method. Some remarks on optimization in this area of engineering also will be mentioned.

Experimental study on CO2 mass transfer in blade unit of tridimensional rotational flow sieve tray

2021 ◽  
pp. 119891
Author(s):  
Hongkai Wang ◽  
Meng Tang ◽  
Shijie Dai ◽  
Shaofeng Zhang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Rotational Flow ◽  
Sieve Tray ◽  
Co2 Mass Transfer

Experimental study and X-ray microtomography based CFD simulation for the characterization of pressure drop in sinter bed

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 811-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Zhou ◽  
Mingxi Zhou ◽  
Ming Cheng ◽  
Wushuang Guo ◽  
Kefa Cen
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of the Performance Characteristics of the Hybrid Closed Circuit Cooling Tower

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. A. Sarker ◽  
E. Kim ◽  
G. C. Moon ◽  
J. I. Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Experimental Measurement ◽  
Cooling Tower ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Cooling Capacity ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Closed Circuit ◽  
Flow Rates

The performance characteristics of the Hybrid Closed Circuit Cooling Tower (HCCCT) have been investigated applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Widely reported CFD techniques are applied to simulate the air-water two phase flow inside the HCCCT. The pressure drop and the cooling capacity were investigated from several perspectives. Three different transverse pitches were tested and found that a pitch of 45 mm had lower pressure drop. The CFD simulation indicated that when air is supplied from the side wall of the HCCCT, the pressure drop can be over predicted and the cooling capacity can be under predicted mainly due to the non-uniform air flow distribution across the coil bank. The cooling capacity in wet mode have been calculated with respect to wet-bulb temperature (WBT) and cooling water to air mass flow rates for different spray water volume flow rates and the results were compared to the experimental measurement and found to conform well for the air supply from the bottom end. The differences of the cooling capacity and pressure drop in between the CFD simulation and experimental measurement in hybrid mode were less than 5 % and 7 % respectively for the uniform air flow distribution.

Aero-Thermal Optimisation of a Spiral Primary Surface Recuperator: Modelling and Testing

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Antoine ◽  
Luc Prieels
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Fluid Distribution ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Surface Geometry ◽  
Half Angle ◽  
Flow Configurations

Recently, interest in spiral heat exchangers has grown for high temperature, high cycling applications, especially in the gas turbine industry. Air and gas flow distribution in heat exchangers is known to play a major role in their pressure drop performance and effectiveness. Modelling this distribution is needed to optimise the primary surface geometry. This optimisation has been applied to the ACTE spiral recuperator and resulted in smaller and lighter recuperators thanks to a better use of the metal. A specific CFD code was developed and used to investigate different ‘state of the art’ flow configurations and hydraulic diameters. The best of these was then adapted to ACTE’s manufacturing technology. The model has been validated by pressure drop, velocity profile and effectiveness measurements. The improved geometry consists of a primary surface cross-corrugated pattern for both air and gas flows (see fig. 4 and 5). The pattern includes a central zone with a half angle of 30° for counterflow and two lateral zones with a half angle of 45° for fluid distribution and collection. The corrugations are not strictly sinusoidal but include a flat area that allows welding the two sheets together. The sheet pair (or “doublet”) is thus made resistant to ballooning. It is also used to hoop the annular heat exchanger.

Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of Gas Flow and Heat Transfer in SOFCs With Honeycomb-Like Channels

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Huang ◽  
Weiguo Wang ◽  
Jinliang Yuan ◽  
Bengt Sunden
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Diffusion Layer ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Rectangular Channel ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Factors Affecting

Design of advanced flow channels in bipolar plates is one of the key factors affecting SOFC stack and system performance. Various transport phenomena occurring in SOFCs with conventional interconnects with rib- or serpentine channels, etc, have been extensively studied. In this paper new designed channels are proposed and evaluated numerically by computational software. The investigated geometry consists of two computational domains: a porous anode layer and interconnect. The latter one serves as gas distribution for hydrogen or air in SOFCs. Compared with conventional designs, the configuration of interconnect having honeycomb structures is different. Such unique channels lead to gas flow in many directions, and gas flow distribution and pressure drop are significantly different from those in conventional designs. This simulation employs the Navier-Stokes equations for the gas flow in the channels, and the Darcy model in the porous layer. Combined gas and heat transfer in the channels and the porous gas diffusion layer, permeation across the interface are analyzed by a fully three-dimensional code in this paper. All the governing equations are solved utilizing the commercial code COMSOL. The velocity field, the distribution of hydrogen in the channels, the fraction of the hydrogen entering the anode diffusion layer, and the pressure drop are predicted and presented. Also, the friction factor of the unique design is compared with that of the rectangular channel. The numerical results and findings from this study are important for optimizing the flow fields, decreasing the cost of experiments and designing of the channels.

A Relation Between Two-Phase Pressure Drop and Flow Distribution in a Compact Heat Exchanger Header

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Soo Kim ◽  
Ki-Taek Lee ◽  
Jae-Hong Kim ◽  
Soo-Jung Ha ◽  
Yong-Bin Im
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Flow Distribution ◽  
Compact Heat Exchanger ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Phase Pressure

In this paper an experimental study was performed for relation between two-phase pressure drop and flow distribution in compact heat exchanger using small diameter tubes. We performed the experimental study in non-heating mode. A test section was consisted of the horizontal header (circular tube: φ 5 mm × 80 mm) and 10 upward circular channels (φ 1.5 mm × 850 mm) using acrylic tube. Three different types of tube insertion depth were tested for the mass flux and inlet quality ranging from of 50–200 kg/m2s and 0.1–0.3, respectively. Air and water were used as the test fluids. Two-phase pressure drop of each channel and three type of distribution header was measured. As whole, single-phase and two-phase, pressure drop in rear channel is found to be lower than that in front channel. In conclusion, we can claim that principle of distribution is almost same pressure drop in each channel. Comparing pressure drop in branch tube with correlation equation, it was found that in single-phase flow, experimental value was 10% lower than Hagen-Poiseuille, Blasius equation (Eq. 40) in two-phase flow.

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