CFD simulation of hydrodynamics of gas-liquid-solid fluidised bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1119-1135

  Panneerselvam, R ^a   Savithri, S ^a   Surender, G D ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

CFD; Chemical reactors; Eulerian Eulerian; Fluidization; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS; CFD; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUIDS; ENERGY FLOWS; EULERIAN-EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLUIDISED BEDS; GAS HOLD-UP; GAS LIQUID SOLIDS; GAS LIQUIDS; INTER-PHASE DRAGS; LIQUID-PHASE; LOCAL HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE VELOCITIES; RADIAL VELOCITIES; SOLID MASS; SOLID PHASIS; SOLID-PHASE; THREE-PHASE FLUIDIZED BEDS; TRANSIENT MODELS; TURBULENT VELOCITIES; WAKE MODELS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 59349109947     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.10.052     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Bahary, M., 1994. Experimental and computational studies of hydrodynamics in three-phase and two-phase fluidised beds. Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
2. Bouillard J.X., Lyczkowski R.W., and Gidaspow D. Porosity distribution in a fluidised bed with an immersed obstacle. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 35 (1989) 908-922
3. Briens L.A., and Ellis N. Hydrodynamics of three-phase fluidised bed systems examined by statistical, fractal, chaos and wavelet analysis methods. Chemical Engineering Science 60 (2005) 6094-6106
4. Bunner, B., Tryggvason, G., 1999. Direct numerical simulations of dispersed flows. In: Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Two-Phase Flow Predictions, Germany, pp. 13-19.
5. Chen R.C., Reese J., and Fan L.S. Flow structure in a three-dimensional bubble column and three-phase fluidised beds. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 40 (1994) 1093-1104
6. Chen Z., Zheng C., and Feng Y. Distributions of flow regimes and phase holdups in three-phase fluidised beds. Chemical Engineering Science 50 (1995) 2153-2159
7. Cheung S.C.P., Yeoh G.H., and Tu J.Y. On the numerical study of isothermal vertical bubbly flow using two population balance approaches. Chemical Engineering Science 62 (2007) 4659-4674
8. Devanathan N., Moslemian D., and Dudukovic M.P. Flow mapping in bubble columns using CARPT. Chemical Engineering Science 45 (1990) 2285-2291
9. Dudukovic M.P., Devanathan N., and Holub R. Multiphase reactors. Models and experimental verification. Revue de l'Institute Francais du Petrole 46 (1991) 439-465
10. Dudukovic M.P., Larachi F., and Mills P.L. Multiphase reactors-revisited. Chemical Engineering Science 54 (1999) 1975-1995
11. Feng W., Wen J., Fan J., Yuan Q., Jia X., and Sun Y. Local hydrodynamics of gas-liquid-nano particles three-phase fluidization. Chemical Engineering Science 60 (2005) 6887-6898
12. Fraguío M.S., Cassanello M.C., Larachi F., and Chaouki J. Flow regime transition pointers in three-phase fluidised beds inferred from a solid tracer trajectory. Chemical Engineering and Processing 45 (2006) 350-358
13. Gidaspow D. Multiphase Flow and Fluidization: Continuum and Kinetic Theory Descriptions (1994), Academic Press, New York
14. Grace J.R. Shapes and velocities of bubbles rising in infinite liquids. Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers 51 (1973) 116-120
15. Grevskott S., Sannæs B.H., Dudukovic M.P., Hjarbo K.W., and Svendsen H.F. Liquid circulation, bubble size distributions, and solids movement in two- and three-phase bubble columns. Chemical Engineering Science 51 (1996) 1703-1713
16. Grienberger J., and Hofmann H. Investigations and modeling of bubble column. Chemical Engineering Science 47 (1992) 2215-2220
17. Jakobsen H.A., Sannæs B.H., Grevskott S., and Svendsen H.F. Modeling of vertical bubble-driven flows. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 36 (1997) 4052-4074
18. Jianping W., and Shonglin X. Local hydrodynamics in a gas-liquid-solid three-phase bubble column reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal 70 (1998) 81-84
19. Jiradilok V., Gidaspow D., and Breault R.W. Computation of gas and solid dispersion coefficients in turbulent risers and bubbling beds. Chemical Engineering Science 62 (2007) 3397-3409
20. Joshi J.B. Axial mixing in multiphase contactor-a unified correlation. Transactions of the Institute of Chemical Engineers 58 (1980) 155-165
21. Joshi J.B. Computational flow modelling and design of bubble column reactors. Chemical Engineering Science 56 (2001) 5893-5933
22. Kiared K., Larachi F., Chaouki J., and Guy C. Mean and turbulent particle velocity in the fully developed region of a three-phase fluidised bed. Chemical Engineering & Technology 22 (1999) 683-689
23. Krishna R., De Swart J.W.A., Ellenberger J., Martina G.B., and Maretto C. Gas holdup in slurry bubble columns: effect of column diameter and slurry concentrations. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 43 (1997) 311-316
24. Kulkarni A.A., Ekambara K., and Joshi J.B. On the development of flow pattern in a bubble column reactor: experiments and CFD. Chemical Engineering Science 62 4 (2007) 1049-1072
25. Larachi F., Cassanello M., Chaouki J., and Guy C. Flow structure of the solids in a 3-D gas-liquid-solid fluidised bed. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 42 (1996) 2439-2452
26. Lee S.L.P., and De Lasa H.I. Phase holdups in three-phase fluidised beds. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 33 (1987) 1359-1370
27. Li Y., Zhang J., and Fan L.-S. Numerical simulation of gas-liquid-solid fluidization systems using a combined CFD-VOF-DPM method: bubble wake behavior. Chemical Engineering Science 54 (1999) 5101-5107
28. Matonis D., Gidaspow D., and Bahary M. CFD simulation of flow and turbulence in a slurry bubble column. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 48 (2002) 1413-1429
29. Mitra-Majumdar D., Farouk B., and Shah Y.T. Hydrodynamic modeling of three-phase flows through a vertical column. Chemical Engineering Science 52 (1997) 4485-4497
30. Muroyama A., and Fan L.-S. Fundamentals of gas-liquid-solid fluidization. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 30 (1985) 1-34
31. Padial N.T., Van der Heyden W.B., Rauenzahn R.M., and Yarbro S.L. Three-dimensional simulation of a three-phase draft-tube bubble column. Chemical Engineering Science 55 (2000) 3261-3273
32. Pan Y., Dudukovic M.P., and Chang M. Dynamic simulation of bubbly flow in bubble columns. Chemical Engineering Science 54 (1999) 2481-2489
33. Pan Y., Dudukovic M.P., and Chang M. Numerical investigation of gas-driven flow in 2-D bubble columns. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 46 (2000) 434-449
34. Panneerselvam R., Savithri S., and Surender G.D. CFD based investigations on hydrodynamics and energy dissipation due to solid motion in liquid fluidised bed. Chemical Engineering Journal 132 (2007) 159-171
35. Patil D.J., van Sint Annaland M., and Kuipers J.A.M. Critical comparison of hydrodynamic models for gas-solid fluidised beds-Part I: bubbling gas-solid fluidised beds operated with a jet. Chemical Engineering Journal 60 (2005) 57-72
36. Rafique M., Chen P., and Dudukovic M. Computational modeling of gas-liquid flow in bubble columns. Reviews in Chemical Engineering 20 3-4 (2004) 225-375
37. Raw, M.J., 1994. A coupled algebraic multigrid method for the 3-D Navier Stokes equations. In: Proceedings of the Tenth GAMM-Seminar, Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics 49, pp. 204-215.
38. Rhie C.M., and Chow W.L. A numerical study of the turbulent flow past an isolated airfoil with trailing edge separation. AIAA Journal 21 (1982) 1525-1532
39. Rigby G.R., Van Brokland G.P., Park W.H., and Capes C.E. Properties of bubbles in three-phase fluidised bed as measured by an electroresistivity probe. Chemical Engineering Science 25 (1970) 1729-1741
40. Roy S., and Dudukovic M.P. Flow mapping and modeling of liquid-solid risers. Industrial Engineering Chemistry and Research 40 (2001) 5440-5454
41. Roy S., Kemoun A., Dahhan Al., and Dudukovic M.P. Experimental investigation of the hydrodynamics in a liquid-solid riser. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 51 (2005) 802-835
42. Sato Y., Sadatomi M., and Sekoguchi K. Momentum and heat transfer in two-phase bubble flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow 7 (1981) 167-177
43. Schallenberg J., Enß J.H., and Hempel D.C. The important role of local dispersed phase hold-ups for the calculation of three-phase bubble columns. Chemical Engineering Science 60 (2005) 6027-6033
44. Schijnung, B., 1983. Numerische Simulation teilchenbeladener vertikaler Rohrstromungen. Ph.D. Thesis, University Karlsruhe.
45. Sokolichin A., Eigenberger G., and Lapin A. Simulation of buoyancy driven bubbly flow: established simplifications and open questions. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 50 (2004) 24-45
46. Tomiyama, A., 1998. Struggle with computational bubble dynamics. In: Third International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF'98, Lyon, France.
47. Wang F., Mao Z.S., Wang Y., and Yang C. Measurement of phase holdups in liquid-liquid-solid three-phase stirred tanks and CFD simulation. Chemical Engineering Science 61 (2006) 7535-7550
48. Warsito W., and Fan L.S. Measurement of real-time flow structures in gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid flow systems using electrical capacitance tomography (ECT). Chemical Engineering Science 56 (2001) 6455-6462
49. Warsito W., and Fan L.S. ECT imaging of three-phase fluidised bed based on three-phase capacitance model. Chemical Engineering Science 58 (2003) 823-832
50. Wen C.Y., and Yu Y.H. Mechanics of fluidisation. Chemical Engineering Progress Symposium Series 62 (1966) 100-111
51. Yu Y.H., and Kim S.D. Bubble characteristics in the radial direction of three-phase fluidised beds. A.I.Ch.E. Journal 34 (1988) 2069-2072
52. Yu Y.H., and Kim S.D. Bubble-wake model for radial velocity profiles of liquid and solid phases in three-phase fluidised beds. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 40 (2001) 4463-4469
53. Zhang X., and Ahmadi G. Eulerian-Lagrangian simulations of liquid-gas-solid flows in three-phase slurry reactors. Chemical Engineering Science 60 (2005) 5089-5104