A Reynolds mass flux model for gas separation process simulation: I. Modeling and validation

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2015.01.011

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (7): 1085-1094.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.01.011

A Reynolds mass flux model for gas separation process simulation: I. Modeling and validation

Wenbin Li^1,2, Kuotsung Yu², Xigang Yuan², Botan Liu²

1 Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2 State Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

收稿日期:2014-01-19 修回日期:2015-01-28 出版日期:2015-07-28 发布日期:2015-08-21
通讯作者: Xigang Yuan
基金资助:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21376163).

A Reynolds mass flux model for gas separation process simulation: I. Modeling and validation

Wenbin Li^1,2, Kuotsung Yu², Xigang Yuan², Botan Liu²

1 Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
2 State Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Received:2014-01-19 Revised:2015-01-28 Online:2015-07-28 Published:2015-08-21
Contact: Xigang Yuan
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21376163).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Separation process undertaken in packed columns often displays anisotropic turbulentmass diffusion. The anisotropic turbulent mass diffusion can be characterized rigorously by using the Reynolds mass flux (RMF) model. With the RMF model, the concentration and temperature as well as the velocity distributions can be simulated numerically. Themodeled Reynolds mass flux equation is adopted to close the turbulent mass transfer equation, while themodeled Reynolds heat flux and Reynolds stress equations are used to close the turbulent heat and momentum transfer equations, so that the Boussinesq postulate and the isotropic assumption are abandoned. To validate the presented RMF model, simulation is carried out for CO₂ absorption into aqueous NaOH solutions in a packed column (0.1 m id, packed with 12.7 mm Berl saddles up to a height of 6.55 m). The simulated results are comparedwith the experimental data and satisfactory agreement is found both in concentration and temperature distributions. The sequel Part II extends the model application to the simulation of an unsteady state adsorption process in a packed column.

关键词: Mathematical modeling, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Computational mass transfer (CMT), Anisotropic turbulent mass diffusion, Packed bed, Absorption

Abstract: Separation process undertaken in packed columns often displays anisotropic turbulentmass diffusion. The anisotropic turbulent mass diffusion can be characterized rigorously by using the Reynolds mass flux (RMF) model. With the RMF model, the concentration and temperature as well as the velocity distributions can be simulated numerically. Themodeled Reynolds mass flux equation is adopted to close the turbulent mass transfer equation, while themodeled Reynolds heat flux and Reynolds stress equations are used to close the turbulent heat and momentum transfer equations, so that the Boussinesq postulate and the isotropic assumption are abandoned. To validate the presented RMF model, simulation is carried out for CO₂ absorption into aqueous NaOH solutions in a packed column (0.1 m id, packed with 12.7 mm Berl saddles up to a height of 6.55 m). The simulated results are comparedwith the experimental data and satisfactory agreement is found both in concentration and temperature distributions. The sequel Part II extends the model application to the simulation of an unsteady state adsorption process in a packed column.

Key words: Mathematical modeling, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD), Computational mass transfer (CMT), Anisotropic turbulent mass diffusion, Packed bed, Absorption

Wenbin Li, Kuotsung Yu, Xigang Yuan, Botan Liu. A Reynolds mass flux model for gas separation process simulation: I. Modeling and validation[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2015, 23(7): 1085-1094.

Wenbin Li, Kuotsung Yu, Xigang Yuan, Botan Liu. A Reynolds mass flux model for gas separation process simulation: I. Modeling and validation[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2015, 23(7): 1085-1094.

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