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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 143-151.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.09.034

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Fouling characteristics of 90° elbow in high salinity wastewater from coal chemical industry

Yang Lü, Kai Lu, Youxiang Bai, Yulong Ma, Yongsheng Ren   

  1. State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • Received:2020-06-16 Revised:2020-08-23 Online:2021-09-30 Published:2021-07-28
  • Contact: Yongsheng Ren
  • Supported by:
    This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (2020AAC03025), Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation (2019107490001), East-West Cooperation Project of Ningxia Key R & D Plan(2017BY064) and National First-rate Discipline Construction Project of Ningxia (NXYLXK2017A04).

Fouling characteristics of 90° elbow in high salinity wastewater from coal chemical industry

Yang Lü, Kai Lu, Youxiang Bai, Yulong Ma, Yongsheng Ren   

  1. State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
  • 通讯作者: Yongsheng Ren
  • 基金资助:
    This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (2020AAC03025), Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation (2019107490001), East-West Cooperation Project of Ningxia Key R & D Plan(2017BY064) and National First-rate Discipline Construction Project of Ningxia (NXYLXK2017A04).

Abstract: Due to the high salt content of coal chemical wastewater, pipeline fouling often occurs during wastewater treatment. Fouling will cause the diameter of the pipe to shrink or even block, which is not conducive to the safe and stable operation of the wastewater treatment process. In this paper, the experimental device was designed by using FLUENT software and the fouling deposition mechanisms at different flow velocities and different positions in a 90 deg bend were studied. The experimental results show that when the flow velocity is between 0.2 m·s-1 and 0.3 m·s-1, the thickness of fouling layer was positively correlated with the flow velocity; when the flow velocity is equal to 0.4 m·s-1, the formation of fouling is the most serious; when the flow velocity is between 0.4 m·s-1 and 0.7 m·s-1, the thickness of fouling layer was negative correlation with the flow velocity; with the increase of inlet velocity, the time for sediment point to develop into sediment surface is shortened. The fouling layer is easy to fall off because of the large shear force on the wall surface of the inner bend of the 90° elbow, so the density of sediment at this position is high.

Key words: Fouling, Waste water, CFD, Inlet velocity

摘要: Due to the high salt content of coal chemical wastewater, pipeline fouling often occurs during wastewater treatment. Fouling will cause the diameter of the pipe to shrink or even block, which is not conducive to the safe and stable operation of the wastewater treatment process. In this paper, the experimental device was designed by using FLUENT software and the fouling deposition mechanisms at different flow velocities and different positions in a 90 deg bend were studied. The experimental results show that when the flow velocity is between 0.2 m·s-1 and 0.3 m·s-1, the thickness of fouling layer was positively correlated with the flow velocity; when the flow velocity is equal to 0.4 m·s-1, the formation of fouling is the most serious; when the flow velocity is between 0.4 m·s-1 and 0.7 m·s-1, the thickness of fouling layer was negative correlation with the flow velocity; with the increase of inlet velocity, the time for sediment point to develop into sediment surface is shortened. The fouling layer is easy to fall off because of the large shear force on the wall surface of the inner bend of the 90° elbow, so the density of sediment at this position is high.

关键词: Fouling, Waste water, CFD, Inlet velocity