scholarly journals Simulation on flow field and gas hold-up of a pilot-scale oxidation ditch by using liquid-gas CFD model

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 1956-1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Xu ◽  
Jiakuan Yang ◽  
Huijie Hou ◽  
Yuchen Hu ◽  
Sha Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Pilot Scale ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Oxidation Ditch ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Vof Model ◽  
Optimal Setting

Abstract A liquid–gas two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate flow field and gas hold-up in a pilot-scale oxidation ditch (OD). The volume of fluid (VOF) model and the mass flow inlet boundary condition for gas injection were introduced in this model. The simulated values of the flow velocities and the gas hold-up were verified by experimental measurements in the pilot-scale OD. The results showed that the gas hold-up at test-site 3, immediately downstream of the surface aerator, was the highest among all three test-sites. Most of the gas existed in the upper portion of the ditch and was close to the inner side of the channel. Based on the liquid–gas two-phase CFD model, three operating conditions with different setting height ratios of the submerged impellers were simulated. The simulated results suggested that the setting heights of the submerged impellers have significant impacts on the flow velocity distribution. Lowering the setting height could increase the flow velocity in the pilot-scale OD. An optimal setting height ratio of 0.273 was proposed, which would be beneficial for minimizing sludge sedimentation, especially near the inner side of the curve bend.

scholarly journals Study on Propellers Distribution and Flow Field in the Oxidation Ditch Based on Two-Phase CFD Model

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuquan Zhang ◽  
Chengyi Li ◽  
Yanhe Xu ◽  
Qinghong Tang ◽  
Yuan Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Dead Zone ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Oxidation Ditch ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Field Characteristics ◽  
Increasing Demand

The oxidation ditch (OD) plays an important role in wastewater treatment plants. With increasing demand and production costs, the energy consumption and sludge deposition occurring in the OD must be diminished to enhance its development. In this paper, a two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of water and activated sludge examined the flow field characteristics of an OD, consisting of two side-by-side propellers. The system was studied under five configurations, where the spacing between the propellers was set equal to −0.2, −0.1, 0, 0.1, 0.2 times the length of the OD. The viscosity and settling rate of activated sludge was imported in the numerical simulation through a user defined function (UDF). The optimal scheme of the propeller’s power consumption, velocity distribution, and sludge concentration distribution was obtained. The result shows that sludge concentrations are linked with dead zone velocity but not necessarily with low velocities. Experiments confirmed the validity of the velocity flow field simulated by the two-phase CFD model. Overall, these findings form the basis for the propellers distribution optimization and allow a deeper insight into the flow field of OD systems.

Computational Analysis of Two-Phase Mixing Inside a Twin-Fluid, Fuel-Flexible Atomizer

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Vardaman ◽  
Ajay K. Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Phase Mixing ◽  
Phase Mixture

We have developed a twin-fluid atomizer for combustion that creates a two-phase mixture of fuel and atomizing air upstream of the injector exit where a high-pressure region is established. The static pressure decreases rapidly as the fuel-air mixture exits from the injector, which causes air bubbles in the mixture to expand and breakup the surrounding liquid. This type of fuel injector can effectively atomize various biofuels including highly viscous straight vegetable oil and glycerol. While the combustion benefits have been demonstrated in our prior studies, an understanding of the underlying flow field and mechanism of the two-phase mixture formation process within the injector remains elusive. In this study, a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model is developed to investigate the two-phase mixing and how it is affected by the operating conditions, particularly the atomizing air to liquid ratio (ALR) by mass. The axisymmetric isothermal CFD model, based on the mixture model for two-phase flows and Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations, utilizes air and water as the working fluids. Both fluids are treated as incompressible, with constant fluid properties. The analysis reveals the flow field within the injector and successfully replicates the upstream penetration of the atomizing air into the liquid supply tube observed experimentally. The penetration depth increases with increase in the ALR, which again agrees with the experimental results.

Simulation of flow field and sludge settling in a full-scale oxidation ditch by using a two-phase flow CFD model

2014 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 296-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Xie ◽  
Jiakuan Yang ◽  
Yuchen Hu ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Yin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Oxidation Ditch ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Sludge Settling

scholarly journals Comparative Study of CFD and LedaFlow Models for Riser-Induced Slug Flow

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3733
Author(s):  
Rasmus Thy Jørgensen ◽  
Gunvor Rossen Tonnesen ◽  
Matthias Mandø ◽  
Simon Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Slug Flow ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Transient Model ◽  
Vof Model

The goal of this study is to compare mainstream Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with the widely used 1D transient model LedaFlow in their ability to predict riser induced slug flow and to determine if it is relevant for the offshore oil and gas industry to consider making the switch from LedaFlow to CFD. Presently, the industry use relatively simple 1D-models, such as LedaFlow, to predict flow patterns in pipelines. The reduction in cost of computational power in recent years have made it relevant to compare the performance of these codes with high fidelity CFD simulations. A laboratory test facility was used to obtain data for pressure and mass flow rates for the two-phase flow of air and water. A benchmark case of slug flow served for evaluation of the numerical models. A 3D unsteady CFD simulation was performed based on Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) formulation and the Volume of Fluid (VOF) model using the open-source CFD code OpenFOAM. Unsteady simulations using the commercial 1D LedaFlow solver were performed using the same boundary conditions and fluid properties as the CFD simulation. Both the CFD and LedaFlow model underpredicted the experimentally determined slug frequency by 22% and 16% respectively. Both models predicted a classical blowout, in which the riser is completely evacuated of water, while only a partial evacuation of the riser was observed experimentally. The CFD model had a runtime of 57 h while the LedaFlow model had a runtime of 13 min. It can be concluded that the prediction capabilities of the CFD and LedaFlow models are similar for riser-induced slug flow while the CFD model is much more computational intensive.

Numerical Simulation on Hydraulic Characteristics of Underflow for Falling-Sill Bottom-Flow Dissipation

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 2027-2030
Author(s):  
Shan Shan Lu ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
Hui Chao Dai ◽  
Quan Lin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Turbulent Motion ◽  
Hydraulic Characteristics ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Plunge Pool ◽  
Vof Model ◽  
Flow Vortex

Falling-sill bottom-flow dissipation is an important energy dissipater way, which has two fluent characteristics, spatial 3D hydraulic jump and submerge jet. But the turbulent motion is strong with a flow pattern of complex level. It is hard to detail the hydraulic characteristics and strength being inside of the plunge pool using physical experiments. However, numerical simulation can match the deficiency of physical model, which has the access to detail flow field hydraulic characteristics and provide a strong scientific basis on analyzing the hydrodynamic and hydraulic characteristics of plunge pool. In this paper, XJB project is taken for example, gas-liquid two-phase flow tracking the simulation free surface of VOF model was used. The RNG κ_ε turbulent motion model is adequate to simulate the 3D flow field in plunge pool. The result shows that the consequence of numerical simulation and physic test match well, which can reflect the plunge pool hydraulic characteristics and dissipation process accurately. The distribution of flow speed inside the plunge pool locates the position of main flow and reflects the velocity decay along the way and reflux flow vortex .

Optimized Gun Barrel Based on Numerical Simulation to Produced Oil With Low BSW Content

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Araujo Daza ◽  
Urbano Montañez Villamizar
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Inlet Flow ◽  
Gun Barrel ◽  
Vof Model ◽  
Inlet Flow Rate ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

Abstract This work presents the methodology and results of the optimization of the internals (Inlet distributor, oil and water collectors) of a 20,000 BPD (0.037 m3/s) gun-barrel tank starting from an existing design. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was applied to simulate and evaluate the performance of various internal configurations. These simulations were performed to determine the best configuration to ensure efficient separation of the oil-water mixture and oil with a low BSW content < 2% at the outlet. The simulations were carried out using the commercial software ANSYS Fluent under the two-phase flow VOF model and k-ε realizable turbulence model. Further CFD simulations were performed to evaluate the behavior of the gun barrel tank under different operating conditions (Different inlet flow rate) and to determine the maximum operation flow which allows obtaining the crude-oil with a maximum BSW content of 0.5%. From the simulation results, an operating curve (operating flow vs retention time) was constructed. This information allows, in practice, to identify the inlet flow rate based on the desired content of BSW in the separated oil.

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Flow in a Low-Pressure Industrial Steam Turbine With Part-Span Connectors

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Häfele ◽  
Christoph Traxinger ◽  
Marius Grübel ◽  
Markus Schatz ◽  
Damian M. Vogt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

An experimental and numerical study on the flow in a three-stage low-pressure (LP) industrial steam turbine is presented and analyzed. The investigated LP section features conical friction bolts in the last and a lacing wire in the penultimate rotor blade row. These part-span connectors (PSC) allow safe turbine operation over an extremely wide range and even in blade resonance condition. However, additional losses are generated which affect the performance of the turbine. In order to capture the impact of PSCs on the flow field, extensive measurements with pneumatic multihole probes in an industrial steam turbine test rig have been carried out. State-of-the-art three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applying a nonequilibrium steam (NES) model is used to examine the aerothermodynamic effects of PSCs on the wet steam flow. The vortex system in coupled LP steam turbine rotor blading is discussed in this paper. In order to validate the CFD model, a detailed comparison between measurement data and steady-state CFD results is performed for several operating conditions. The investigation shows that the applied one-passage CFD model is able to capture the three-dimensional flow field in LP steam turbine blading with PSC and the total pressure reduction due to the PSC with a generally good agreement to measured values and is therefore sufficient for engineering practice.

Optimization design of submerged propeller in oxidation ditch by computational fluid dynamics and comparison with experiments

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuquan Zhang ◽  
Yuan Zheng ◽  
E. Fernandez-Rodriguez ◽  
Chunxia Yang ◽  
Yantao Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Oxidation Ditch ◽  
Actual Measurement ◽  
Operating Condition ◽  
Rotating Speed

The operating condition of a submerged propeller has a significant impact on flow field and energy consumption of the oxidation ditch. An experimentally validated numerical model, based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool, is presented to optimize the operating condition by considering two important factors: flow field and energy consumption. Performance demonstration and comparison of different operating conditions were carried out in a Carrousel oxidation ditch at the Yingtang wastewater treatment plants in Anhui Province, China. By adjusting the position and rotating speed together with the number of submerged propellers, problems of sludge deposit and the low velocity in the bend could be solved in a most cost-effective way. The simulated results were acceptable compared with the experimental data and the following results were obtained. The CFD model characterized flow pattern and energy consumption in the full-scale oxidation ditch. The predicted flow field values were within −1.28 ± 7.14% difference from the measured values. By determining three sets of propellers under the rotating speed of 6.50 rad/s with one located 5 m from the first curved wall, after numerical simulation and actual measurement, not only the least power density but also the requirement of the flow pattern could be realized.

The 3D Numerical Simulation of Flow Field on Y-Shape Flaring Gate Piers Combined with Stepped Spillway

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 2200-2206
Author(s):  
Ju Rui Yang ◽  
Xiao Xia Hou ◽  
Qiu Yue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Iterative Solution ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Stepped Spillway ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Vof Model ◽  
The Right ◽  
Volume Method

The energy dissipater of stepped spillway combined with flaring gate pier is widely used in china's hydraulic engineering. The finite volume method is applied to discrete analysis, with the RNG turbulence model and VOF model of water vapor two-phase, iterative solution of geometry reconstruction format unsteady flow to generate free surface. Adopting structured grid for geometric shape, numerically simulated the water vapor two-phase flow from the reservoir to stilling basin. The parabolic water-vapor interface , overall flow pattern, water wings, section depth and other hydraulic characteristics was produced by simulating the three-dimensional flow field.Compared the simulated results of water depth, flow velocity in stilling pool, the board pressure with experiment data, the average error is: the left side depth of 3 # table hole of 7.1%, and the right of 7.4%; the underside flow velocity of 3 # table hole of 5%;1 # table hole stilling pool board pressure of 7.6%,3 # table hole stilling pool board pressure of 6.6%.

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