CFD simulation of solid-liquid flow in a two impinging streams cyclone reactor: Prediction of mean residence time and holdup of solid particles

Nahid Ghasemi, Morteza Sohrabi, Morteza Khosravi, Arun S. Mujumdar, Mohammad Goodarzi

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Abstract

The hydrodynamic behavior of a two impinging streams cyclone reactor (TISCR) was simulated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. An Eulerian multiphase model has been used to compute the unsteady flow of a solid-liquid suspension in a 3D geometric configuration. The mean residence time (tm) and holdup of solid particles were calculated from a number of simulated results obtained at different solid and liquid flow rates. The CFD simulation results were compared with the experimental data available in the literature and a fairly well agreement was observed. Such a correlation was gradually improved with increasing solid flow rate.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1277-1283
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification
Volume49
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2010

Keywords

  • CFD
  • Holdup
  • Impinging stream reactor
  • Mean residence time
  • Solid-liquid suspension

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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