Direct numerical simulation of reactive absorption in gas-liquid flow on structured packing using interface capturing method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 351-356

  Haroun, Y ^a,b,c   Legendre, D ^a,b   Raynal, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

CFD; Henry's law; Reactive absorption; Structured packing; Two phase flow; Volume of fluid method

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL SPECIES CONCENTRATIONS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CONSTANT COEFFICIENTS; EXPOSURE-TIME; FLOW CONDITION; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; HENRY'S LAW; INTERFACE-CAPTURING METHOD; JUMP DISCONTINUITIES; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID-SIDE MASS TRANSFER; MASS TRANSPORT; MECHANICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PENETRATION THEORY; REACTIVE ABSORPTION; SECOND ORDERS; SECOND-ORDER CHEMICAL REACTIONS; STRUCTURED PACKINGS; TRANSPORT EQUATION; TWO PHASES FLOW; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

BRIDGE PIERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; LIQUID FILMS; MASS TRANSFER; NEWTONIAN FLOW; SOLUBILITY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 71849090150     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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