Dynamic behaviour of an extraction column with stationary continuous phase. Moments of the response to solute injection

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1877-1892
Author(s):  
Jana Wichterlová

Relations were derived for calculating the volumetric mass transfer coefficient from the moments of concentration response to the solute injection for the stagewise model with back flows and stationary continuous phase.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 731
Author(s):  
Panut Mulyono

Copper has been extracted by trtbuthyl phosphate-kerosene from a dilute aqueous solution with a double- stage mixer-settler extraction column. The extraction column used in this experiment was made of glass. The mixer diameter was equal to the diameter of settler was 13 cm. Both the mixer and settler heights were 8 cm. Drop coalescer was mounted in the middle of mixer and settler separator. The diameter of drop coalescer was 6 cm with the thickness of 1 cm. The hole diameter of drop coalescer was 1 mm The stirrer used in this experiment was cross flat blade with the diameter and width of the impeller was 6 cm and 8 mm, respectively. The overall volumetric coefficient of mass transfer (Kca) increased by increasing the flowrate of the continuous phase (Lc) at the constants stirring speed (N) and flowrate of the dispersed phase (Ld). The increase of Lc from 4.1634 cm3/second to 17.9436 cm3/second increased the Kca value from 6.6387x10-5/second to 23.1561x10-5/second or 248.8% The value of Kca was also increase by increasing N at the constant values of Lc and Ld Thie increase of N from 3.3333 rps to 8.3333 rps increased the Kca value from 6.0288x10-5/second to 6.6387x10-5/second or 10.1%.Keywords: Mass Transfer Coefficient, Extraction, Copper, Double-Stage Mixer-SettlerAbstrak Penelitian ini mempelajari perpindahan massa antar fasa pada ekstraksi Cu dart larutan CuSO4.5H2O dengan menggunakan pelarut tributyl phosphate dalam kerosin yang dilakukan dalam kolom ekstraksi double-stage mixer-settler yang dtsusun vertikal. Kolom ekstraksi mixer-settler dibuat darti gelas dengan diameter mixer sama dengan diameter sealer, yaitu 13 cm. Tinggi mixer juga sama dengan tinggt settler, yaitu 8 cm. Diameter drop coalescer 8 cm, tebal 1 cm, dan diameter lubangnya 1 mm. Pengaduk yang digunakan berbentuk flat blade dengan diameter 6 cm dan lebar blade 8 mm. Koeftsien perpindahan massa volumetris keseluruhan (Kca) naik dengan naiknya kecepatan alir fasa kontinyu (Lc) pada kecepatan putaran pengaduk (N) dan kecepatan alir fasa dispersi (Ld) tetap. Kenatkan nilai Lc dart 4,1634 cm3/detik menjadi 17,9436 cm3/detik meningkatkan nilai Kca dart 6,6387x10-5/detik menjadi 23,1561x10-5/detik atau 248,8% Kca juga naik dengan naiknya N pada Lc dan Ld yang tetap. Kenaikan nilai N dart 3,3333 rps menjadi 8,3333 rps meningkatkan nilai Kca dart 6,0288x10-5/detik menjadt 6,6387x10-5/detik atau 10,1%.Kata Kunci : Koefesien Perpindahan Massa, Ekstraksi, Tembaga, Double-Stage Mixer-Settler


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Chaoyue ◽  
Feng Shiyu ◽  
Xu Lei ◽  
Peng Xiaotian ◽  
Yan Yan

AbstractDissolved oxygen evolving from aviation fuel leads to an increase in the oxygen concentration in an inert aircraft fuel tank ullage that may increase the flammability of the tank. Aviation fuel scrubbing with nitrogen-enriched air (NEA) can largely reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen and counteract the adverse effect of oxygen evolution. The gas–liquid mass transfer characteristics of aviation fuel scrubbing are investigated using the computational fluid dynamics method, which is verified experimentally. The effects of the NEA bubble diameter, NEA superficial velocity and fuel load on oxygen transfer between NEA and aviation fuel are discussed. Findings from this work indicate that the descent rate of the average dissolved oxygen concentration, gas holdup distribution and volumetric mass transfer coefficient increase with increasing NEA superficial velocity but decrease with increasing bubble diameter and fuel load. When the bubble diameter varies from 1 to 4 mm, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 18.46%, the gas holdup is 8.73%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 81.45%. When the NEA superficial velocities varies from 0.04 to 0.10 m/s, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 146.77%, the gas holdup is 77.14%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 175.38%. When the fuel load varies from 35 to 80%, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 21.15%, the gas holdup is 49.54%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 44.57%. These results provide a better understanding of the gas and liquid mass transfer characteristics of aviation fuel scrubbing in aircraft fuel tanks and can promote the optimal design of fuel scrubbing inerting systems.


2008 ◽  
Vol 273-276 ◽  
pp. 679-684
Author(s):  
Roberto Parreiras Tavares ◽  
André Afonso Nascimento ◽  
Henrique Loures Vale Pujatti

The RH process is a secondary refining process that can simultaneously attain significant levels of removal of interstitial elements, such as carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen, from liquid steel. In the RH process, the decarburization rate plays a very important role in determining the productivity of the equipment. The kinetics of this reaction is controlled by mass transfer in the liquid phase. In the present work, a physical model of a RH degasser has been built and used in the study of the kinetics of decarburization. The effects of the gas flow rate and of the configurations of the nozzles used in the injection of the gas have been analyzed. The decarburization reaction of liquid steel was simulated using a reaction involving CO2 and caustic solutions. The concentration of CO2 in the solution was evaluated using pH measurements. Based on the experimental results, it was possible to estimate the reaction rate constant. A volumetric mass transfer coefficient was then calculated based on these rate constants and on the circulation rate of the liquid. The logarithm of the mass transfer coefficient showed a linear relationship with the logarithm of the gas flow rate. The slope of the line was found to vary according to the relevance of the reaction at the free surface in the vacuum chamber. A linear relationship between the volumetric mass transfer coefficient and the nozzle Reynolds number was also observed. The slopes of the lines changed according to the relative importance of the two reaction sites, gas-liquid interface in the upleg snorkel and in the vacuum. At higher Reynolds number, the reaction in the vacuum chamber tends to be more significant.


Author(s):  
Radim Petříček ◽  
Tomáš Moucha ◽  
Tomáš Kracík ◽  
František Jonáš Rejl ◽  
Lukáš Valenz ◽  
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Author(s):  
Predrag Kojic ◽  
Jovana Kojic ◽  
Milada Pezo ◽  
Jelena Krulj ◽  
Lato Pezo ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to investigate the hydrodynamics and the gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient of an external-loop airlift reactor (ELAR). The ELAR was operated in three cases: different inlet velocities of fluids, different alcohols solutions (water, 0.5% methanol, 0.5% ethanol, 0.5% propanol and 0.5% butanol) and different concentration of methanol in solutions (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 2% and 5%). The influence of superficial gas velocity and various diluted alcohol solutions on hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient of the ELAR was studied. Experimentally, the gas hold-up, liquid velocities and volumetric mass transfer coefficient values in the riser and the downcomer were obtained from the literature source. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed, based on two-phase flow, investigating different liquids regarding surface tension, assuming the ideal gas flow, applying the finite volume method and Eulerian-Eulerian model. The volumetric mass transfer coefficient was determined using CFD model, as well as artificial neural network model. The effects of liquid parameters and gas velocity on the characteristics of the gas-liquid mass transfer were simulated. These models were compared with appropriate experimental results. CFD model successfully succeed to simulate the influence of different alcohols regarding the number of C-atoms on hydrodynamics and mass transfer.


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