Optimal design for split-and-recombine-type flow distributors of microreactors based on blockage detection

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2016.04.021

›› 2016, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7): 897-903.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.04.021

• Process Systems Engineering and Process Safety • 上一篇下一篇

Optimal design for split-and-recombine-type flow distributors of microreactors based on blockage detection

Lin Wang, Xianzuo Kong, Yongsheng Qi

Department of Control Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Huhhot 010080, China

收稿日期:2015-07-01 修回日期:2015-12-03 出版日期:2016-07-28 发布日期:2016-08-17
通讯作者: Lin Wang
基金资助:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21466026, 61364009) and NJZZ (14054).

Optimal design for split-and-recombine-type flow distributors of microreactors based on blockage detection

Lin Wang, Xianzuo Kong, Yongsheng Qi

Department of Control Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Huhhot 010080, China

Received:2015-07-01 Revised:2015-12-03 Online:2016-07-28 Published:2016-08-17
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21466026, 61364009) and NJZZ (14054).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： In order to increase the productivity of microreactors, the parallelization of the microreactors is required. The performances of flowdistributors can affect the product yield and fault detection abilitywhen blockage happens. In this research, an optimal design method to calculate the channel diameters and to determine the flow sensor location is derived based on mass balance and pressure balancemodels of split-and-recombine-type flow distributors (SRFDs). The model accuracy is verified by experiment data. The proposed method is applied to optimal design of SRFDs under constant flowrate operation conditions. The maximumangle difference between normal and blockage conditions at one sensor to those at the other sensors is set to be the objective function and the uniformity of flow distribution in microreactors under normal condition is also required. The diameters of each pipe in SRFDs are selected as the design variables. Simulated annealing algorithmis used to solve the optimization problem. The effectiveness of the optimal design results is demonstrated by fluid dynamics simulations. The results show that using the optimal channel diameters of SRFDs, the pressure drop in SRFD section is lower than that of the microreactor section. Meanwhile, in the case studies, only a few sensors that are located inside the SRFDs can easily detect the blockage abnormal condition in the parallelized microreactor system.

关键词: Optimal design, Split-and-recombine-type flow distributors, Microreactors, Microchannels, Blockage

Abstract: In order to increase the productivity of microreactors, the parallelization of the microreactors is required. The performances of flowdistributors can affect the product yield and fault detection abilitywhen blockage happens. In this research, an optimal design method to calculate the channel diameters and to determine the flow sensor location is derived based on mass balance and pressure balancemodels of split-and-recombine-type flow distributors (SRFDs). The model accuracy is verified by experiment data. The proposed method is applied to optimal design of SRFDs under constant flowrate operation conditions. The maximumangle difference between normal and blockage conditions at one sensor to those at the other sensors is set to be the objective function and the uniformity of flow distribution in microreactors under normal condition is also required. The diameters of each pipe in SRFDs are selected as the design variables. Simulated annealing algorithmis used to solve the optimization problem. The effectiveness of the optimal design results is demonstrated by fluid dynamics simulations. The results show that using the optimal channel diameters of SRFDs, the pressure drop in SRFD section is lower than that of the microreactor section. Meanwhile, in the case studies, only a few sensors that are located inside the SRFDs can easily detect the blockage abnormal condition in the parallelized microreactor system.

Key words: Optimal design, Split-and-recombine-type flow distributors, Microreactors, Microchannels, Blockage

Lin Wang, Xianzuo Kong, Yongsheng Qi. Optimal design for split-and-recombine-type flow distributors of microreactors based on blockage detection[J]. , 2016, 24(7): 897-903.

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