Modelling of two-phase flow in packings and monoliths

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 4729-4747

  Mewes, Dieter ^a   Loser, Thomas ^a   Millies, Marco ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homogenization; Instabilities; Monoliths; Packings; Reactors; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; STABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY; VAPORS;

FLOW INSTABILITIES; HOMOGENIZATION; MONOLITHS; PACKINGS; SCALE UP;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PACKING; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0033231954     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00190-6     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Arbogast, T., Douglas, J., & Hornung, U. (1990). Derivation of the double porosity model of single phase flow via homogenization theory. SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics, 21, 823-836.
2. 2 over honeycomb SCR catalysts, Proceedings II World Congress & IV European Workshop Meeting "New Developments in Selektive Oxidation", Elsevier.
3. Charpentier, J. C., & Favier, M. (1975). Some liquid holdup experimental data in trickle-bed reactors for foaming and nonfoaming hydrocarbons. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 21(6), 1213-1218.
4. Chou, T. S., Worley, F. L., & Luss, D. (1977). Transition to pulsed flow in mixed-phase cocurrent downflow through a fixed bed. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development, 16(3), 424-427.
5. Gianetto, A., & Specchia, V. (1992). Trickle-bed reactors: State of the art and perspectives. Chemical Engineering Science, 47(13/14), 3197-3213.
6. Gianetto, A., Baldi, G., Specchia, V., & Sicardi, S. (1978). Hydrodynamics and solid-liquid contacting effectiveness in trickle-bed reactors. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 24(6), 1087-1104.
7. Greger, M., Gutsche, B., & Jeromin, L. (1992). Entwicklung eines simulationsprogramms zum scale-up von hydrierreaktoren. Chem. Ing. Tech., 64(3), 253-259.
8. Grosser, K., Carbonell, R. G., & Sundaresan, S. (1988). Onset of pulsing in two-phase cocurrent downflow through a packed bed. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 34(11), 1850-1860.
9. Hanika, J., Sporka, K., Ruzicka, V., & Hrstka, J. (1976). Measurement of axial temperature profiles in an adiabatic trickle bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 12, 193-197.
10. Hanika, J., Sporka, K., Ruzicka, V., & Krausova, J. (1975). Qualitative observations of heat and mass transfer effects on the behaviour of a trickle bed reactor. Chem. Eng. Commun., 2, 19-25.
11. Hatziantoniou, V., & Anderson, B. (1982). Solid-mass transfer in segmented gas-liquid flow through a capillary. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 21, 451-456.
12. Hatziantoniou, V., & Anderson, B. (1984). The segmented two-phase flow monolithic catalyst reactor. An alternative for liquid-phase hydrogenation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 23, 82-88.
13. Hofmann, H. (1977). Hydrodynamics, transport phenomena, and mathematical models in trickle-bed reactors. International Chemical Engineering, 17(1), 19-28.
14. Holub, R. A., Dudukovic, M. P., & Ramachandran, P. A. (1992). A phenomenological model for pressure drop, liquid holdup and flow regime transition in gas-liquid trickle flow. Chemical Engineering Science, 47(9/11), 2343-2348.
15. Hornung, U. (1995). Mikro- und Makro-Skalen in Porösen Reaktoren und ihre Modellierung, Workshop Scientific Computing in Chemical Engineering, February 1995, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg.
16. Irandoust, S., & Anderson, B. (1988). Mass transfer and liquid-phase reactions in a segmented two-phase flow monolithic catalyst reactor. Chemical Engineering Science, 43(8), 1983-1988.
17. Irandoust, S., & Anderson, B. (1989a). Simulation of flow and mass transfer in Taylor flow through a capillary. Comp. Chem. Engng., 13(4/5), 519-526.
18. Irandoust, S., & Anderson, B. (1989b). Liquid film in Taylor flow through a capillary. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 28, 1684-1688.
19. Irandoust, S., & Gahne, O. (1990). Competitive hydrodesulfurization and hydrogenation in a monolithic reactor. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 36(5), 746-752.
20. Irandoust, S., Ertle, S., & Anderson, B. (1992). Gas-liquid mass transfer in Taylor flow through a capillary. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 70(2), 115-119.
21. Kan, K. M., & Greenfield, P. F. (1978). Multiple hydrodynamic states in cocurrent two-phase downflow through packed beds. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development, 17(4), 482-495.
22. Kariyasaki, A., Kagawa, M., Fukano, T., & Ousaka, A. (1991). Void fraction bubble velocity, bubbel length and liquid film thickness in isothermal air-water concurrent flow in a horizontal capillary tube, Proc. Int. Conf. Multiphase Flow, Tsukuba 1991, 1, pp. 471-474.
23. Kawakami, K., Kawasaki, K., Shiraishi, F., & Kusunoki, K. (1989). Performance of a honeycomb monolith bioreactor in a gas-liquid-solid three-phase system. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 28, 394-400.
24. Kolb, W. B., & Cerro, R. L. (1991). Coating the inside of a capillary of square cross section. Chemical Engineering Science, 46(9), 2181-2195.
25. Larachi, F., Laurent, A., Wild, G., & Midoux, N. (1992). Pressure effect on gas-liquid interfacial areas in cocurrent trickle-flow reactors. Chemical Engineering Science, 47(9/11), 2325-2330.
26. Lerou, J. J., Glassner, D., & Luss, D. (1980). Packed bed liquid phase dispersion in pulsed gas-liquid downflow. Industrial, Engineering Chemistry, Fundamentals, 19, 66-71.
27. Marchessault, R. N., & Mason, S. G. (1960). Flow of entrapped bubbles through a capillary. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 52(1), 79-84.
28. Marquez, A. L., Larachi, F., Wild, G., & Laurent, A. (1992). Mass transfer characteristics of fixed beds with cocurrent upflow and downflow. A special reference to the effect of pressure. Chemical Engineering Science, 47(13/14), 3485-3492.
29. Metzinger, J., Hasokowati, W., Hudgins, R. R., & Silveston, P. L. (1992). Application of a periodically operated trickle bed to sulfur removal from stack gas. Chemical Engineering Science, 47(13/14), 3723-3727.
30. Millies, M., & Mewes, D. (1998). Modellbildung fur die zweiphasige Strömung in geordneten Schichtungen und strukturierten Packungen. Chem. Ing. Tech., 70(8), 962-972.
31. Morsi, B. I., Laurent, A., Midoux, N., Barthole-Delaunay, G., Storck, A., & Charpentier, J. C. (1984). Hydrodynamics and gas-liquid-solid interfacial parameters of co-current downward two-phase flow in trickle-bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Science, 25, 267-293.
32. Morsi, B. I., Midoux, N., Laurent, A., & Charpentier, J. C. (1982). Hydrodynamics and interfacial areas in downward cocurrent gas-liquid flow through fixed beds. Influence of the nature of the liquid. International Chemical Engineering, 22(1), 142-151.
33. Ng, K. M. (1986). A model for flow regime transitions in cocurrent down-flow trickle-bed reactors. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 32(1), 115-122.
34. Ozawa, M., Akagawa, K., & Sakaguchi, T. (1984). Flow instabilities in parallel-channel flow systems of gas-liquid two-phase mixtures. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 15(4), 639-657.
35. Ozawa, M., Akagawa, K., Sakaguchi, T., Tsukahara, T., & Fujii, T. (1979). Oscillatory flow instabilities in air-water two-phase flow systems - 1st report. Pressure Drop Oscillation. Bull. JSME, 22(174), 1763-1770.
36. Ozawa, M., Akagawa, K., Sakaguchi, T., Tsukahara, T., & Suezawa, T. (1982). Oscillatory Flow Instabilities in a Gas-liquid Two-phase Flow System Heat Transfer in Nuclear Reactor Safety, Hemisphere, pp. 379-390.
37. Ozawa, M., Nakanishi, S., & Ishigai, S. (1979). Flow Instabilities in Multi-channel Boiling Systems. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 79-Wa/HT-55, 1-7.
38. Ozawa, M., Nakanishi, S., Ishigai, S., Mizuta, Y., & Taruili, H. (1979b). Flow instabilities in boiling channels. Part 1, pressure drop oscillation. Bull. JSME, 22(170), 1113-1118.
39. Reinecke, N. (1996). Kapazitive Tomographie Für Transiente Mehrphasenströmungen, Dissertation, Universität Hannover.
40. Reinecke, N., & Mewes, D. (1995). Transient two-phase flows in monolithic catalyst supports. In A. Serizawa, T. Fukano, J. Bataille, Advances in Multiphase Flow (pp. 635-643). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.
41. Reinecke, N., & Mewes, D. (1996). Flow regimes of two-phase flow in monolithic catalysts, Proceedings of fifth World congress of chemical engineering, 14.-18.7.1996, San Diego, USA, In A. Weiner et al., Technologies Critical to a Changing World, vol. IV (pp. 626-631).
42. Reinecke, N., & Mewes, D. (1996a). Recent developments and industrial/research application of capacitance tomographie. Meas. Sci. and Technol., 7(3), 233-246.
43. Reinecke, N., & Mewes, D. (1996b). Tomographic imaging of trickle-bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Science, 51(10), 2131-2138.
44. Reinecke, N., & Mewes, D. (1997). Investigation of the two-phase flow in trickle-bed reactors using capacitance tomography. Chemical Engineering Science, 52(13), 2111-2127.
45. Reinecke, N., Petritsch, G., Schmitz, D., & Mewes, D. (1998). Tomographic measurement techniques - Visualization of multiphase flows. Chem. Eng. Technol., 21(1), 7-18.
46. Reiss, L. P. (1967). Cocurrent gas-liquid contacting in packed columns. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development, 6(4), 486-499.
47. Ruether, J. A., Yang, C. S., & Hayduk, W. (1980). Particle mass transfer during cocurrent downward gas-liquid flow in packed beds. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development, 19(1), 103-107.
48. Saez, A. E., & Carbonell, R. G. (1986). The hydrodynamics of trickling flow in packed beds. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 32(3), 353-380.
49. Sai, P. S. T., & Varma, Y. B. G. (1988). Flow pattern of the phases and liquid saturation in gas-liquid concurrent downflow through packed beds. Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 66, 353-360.
50. Satterfield, C. N. (1975). Trickle-bed reactors. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 21(2), 209-228.
51. Satterfield, C. H., & Özel, F. (1977). Some characteristics of two-phase flow in monolithic catalyst structures. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Fundamentals, 16(1), 61-67.
52. Schwartz, J. G., & Roberts, G. W. (1973). An evaluation of models for liquid backmixing in trickle-bed reactors. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development, 12(3), 262-271.
53. Sheintuch, M., & Dukler, A. E. (1989). Phase plane and bifurcation analysis of thin wavy films under shear. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 35(3), 177-186.
54. Suess, P., & Spiegel, L. (1992). Hold-up of mellapak structurd packings. Chem. Eng. Proc., 31, 119-124.
55. Suo, M. (1968). Pressure drop in capillary slug flow. Trans. ASME, J. Basic Eng., 3(1), 140-141.
56. Suo, M., & Griffith, P. (1964). Two-phase flow in capillary tubes. Trans. ASME, J. Basic Eng. 576-582.
57. Svachula, J., Alemany, L. J., Ferlazzo, N., Forzatti, P., Tronconi, E., & Bregani, F. (1993a). Oxidation of SO2 to SO3 over honeycomb denoxing catalysts. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 32, 826-834.
58. Svachula, J., Ferlazzo, N., Forzatti, P., Tronconi, E., & Bregani, F. (1993b). Selective reduction of NOx by NH3 over honeycomb SCR catalysts. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 32, 1053-1060.
59. Szady, M. J., & Sundaresan, S. (1991). Effect of boundaries on tricklebed hydrodynamics. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 37(8), 1237-1241.
60. Talmor, E. (1977). Two-phase downflow through catalyst beds: Part 1. Flow maps. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 23(6), 868-878.
61. Taylor, G. I. (1961). Deposition of a viscous fluid on the wall of a tube. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 10(2), 161-165.
62. Tosun, G. (1984). A study of cocurrent downflow of nonfoaming gas-liquid systems in a packed bed. 1. Flow regimes: Search for a generalized flow map. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Process Design and Development 23, 29-35.
63. Tronconi, E., Beretta, A., Forzatti, P., Malloggi, S., & De Michele, G. (1991). A mathematical model of the monolith reactor for selective catalytic removal of NOx; Ati Convegno Nazionale "Technologie Chimiche Nella Produizone di Energia Elettrica", Pisa 29-30 October 1991, pp. 417-427.
64. Tronconi, E., & Forzatti, P. (1992). Adequacy of lumped parameter models for SCR reactors with monolith structure. A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 38, 201-210.
65. Vrentas, J. S., Duda, J. L., & Lehmkuhl, G. D. (1987). Characteristics of radial transport in solid-liquid slug flow. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 17(1), 39-45.
66. Xie, C. G., Reinecke, N., Beck, M. S., Mewes, D., & Williams, R. A. (1994). Electrical tomography techniques for process engineering appliciations. Chemical Engineering Journal, 56(2), 127-133.