Effects of Orifice Orientation and Gas-Liquid Flow Pattern on Initial Bubble Size

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60630-8

Abstract

Abstract: In many gas-liquid processes, the initial bubble size is determined by a series of operation parameters along with the sparger design and gas-liquid flow pattern. Bubble formation models for variant gas-liquid flow patterns have been developed based on force balance. The effects of the orientation of gas-liquid flow, gas velocity, liquid velocity and orifice diameter on the initial bubble size have been clarified. In ambient air-water system, the suitable gas-liquid flow pattern is important to obtain smaller bubbles under the low velocity liquid cross-flow conditions with stainless steel spargers. Among the four types of gas-liquid flow patterns discussed, the horizontal orifice in a vertically upward liquid flow produces the smallest initial bubbles. However the orientation effects of gas and liquid flow are found to be insignificant when liquid velocity is higher than 3.2 m·s^-1 or the orifice diameter is small enough.

Key words: bubble column, bubble, design, mathematical modeling, multiphase flow, sparger

摘要： In many gas-liquid processes, the initial bubble size is determined by a series of operation parameters along with the sparger design and gas-liquid flow pattern. Bubble formation models for variant gas-liquid flow patterns have been developed based on force balance. The effects of the orientation of gas-liquid flow, gas velocity, liquid velocity and orifice diameter on the initial bubble size have been clarified. In ambient air-water system, the suitable gas-liquid flow pattern is important to obtain smaller bubbles under the low velocity liquid cross-flow conditions with stainless steel spargers. Among the four types of gas-liquid flow patterns discussed, the horizontal orifice in a vertically upward liquid flow produces the smallest initial bubbles. However the orientation effects of gas and liquid flow are found to be insignificant when liquid velocity is higher than 3.2 m·s^-1 or the orifice diameter is small enough.

关键词: bubble column, bubble, design, mathematical modeling, multiphase flow, sparger

LIU Changjun, LIANG Bin, TANG Shengwei, MIN Enze. Effects of Orifice Orientation and Gas-Liquid Flow Pattern on Initial Bubble Size[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2013, 21(11): 1206-1215.

刘长军, 梁斌, 唐盛伟, 闵恩泽. Effects of Orifice Orientation and Gas-Liquid Flow Pattern on Initial Bubble Size[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013, 21(11): 1206-1215.

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