Mass transfer enhancement and hydrodynamic performance with wire mesh coupling solid particles in bubble column reactor

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.11.011

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 67 ›› Issue (3): 195-205.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.11.011

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Mass transfer enhancement and hydrodynamic performance with wire mesh coupling solid particles in bubble column reactor

Chuanjun Di¹, Jipeng Dong¹, Fei Gao¹, Guanghui Chen¹, Pan Zhang², Jianlong Li¹

1 Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Reaction and Separation Engineering of Shandong Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China;
2 College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266043, China

Received:2023-08-12 Revised:2023-11-24 Online:2024-06-01 Published:2024-03-28
Contact: Guanghui Chen,E-mail address:guanghui@qust.edu.cn;Pan Zhang,E-mail address:pan_zh@qust.edu.cn.
Supported by:
This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province (the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects, 2021ZDSYS13), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021MB135), and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021ME224).

Mass transfer enhancement and hydrodynamic performance with wire mesh coupling solid particles in bubble column reactor

Chuanjun Di¹, Jipeng Dong¹, Fei Gao¹, Guanghui Chen¹, Pan Zhang², Jianlong Li¹

1 Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow Reaction and Separation Engineering of Shandong Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China;
2 College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266043, China

通讯作者: Guanghui Chen,E-mail address:guanghui@qust.edu.cn;Pan Zhang,E-mail address:pan_zh@qust.edu.cn.
基金资助:
This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province (the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects, 2021ZDSYS13), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021MB135), and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2021ME224).

Abstract

Abstract: It is of vital significance to investigate mass transfer enhancements for chemical engineering processes. This work focuses on investigating the coupling influence of embedding wire mesh and adding solid particles on bubble motion and gas-liquid mass transfer process in a bubble column. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology was employed to analyze the flow field and bubble motion behavior, and dynamic oxygen absorption technology was used to measure the gas-liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k_La). The effect of embedding wire mesh, adding solid particles, and wire mesh coupling solid particles on the flow characteristic and k_La were analyzed and compared. The results show that the gas eliquid interface area increases by 33%-72% when using the wire mesh coupling solid particles strategy compared to the gas-liquid two-phase flow, which is superior to the other two strengthening methods. Compared with the system without reinforcement, k_La in the bubble column increased by≥0.5-1.8 times with wire mesh coupling solid particles method, which is higher than the sum of k_La increases with inserting wire mesh and adding particles, and the coupling reinforcement mechanism for affecting gas eliquid mass transfer process was discussed to provide a new idea for enhancing gas-liquid mass transfer.

Key words: Fluid mechanics, Bubble, Mass transfer, Wire mesh coupling solid particles, Particle image velocimetry, Hydrodynamics

摘要： It is of vital significance to investigate mass transfer enhancements for chemical engineering processes. This work focuses on investigating the coupling influence of embedding wire mesh and adding solid particles on bubble motion and gas-liquid mass transfer process in a bubble column. Particle image velocimetry (PIV) technology was employed to analyze the flow field and bubble motion behavior, and dynamic oxygen absorption technology was used to measure the gas-liquid volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k_La). The effect of embedding wire mesh, adding solid particles, and wire mesh coupling solid particles on the flow characteristic and k_La were analyzed and compared. The results show that the gas eliquid interface area increases by 33%-72% when using the wire mesh coupling solid particles strategy compared to the gas-liquid two-phase flow, which is superior to the other two strengthening methods. Compared with the system without reinforcement, k_La in the bubble column increased by≥0.5-1.8 times with wire mesh coupling solid particles method, which is higher than the sum of k_La increases with inserting wire mesh and adding particles, and the coupling reinforcement mechanism for affecting gas eliquid mass transfer process was discussed to provide a new idea for enhancing gas-liquid mass transfer.

关键词: Fluid mechanics, Bubble, Mass transfer, Wire mesh coupling solid particles, Particle image velocimetry, Hydrodynamics

Chuanjun Di, Jipeng Dong, Fei Gao, Guanghui Chen, Pan Zhang, Jianlong Li. Mass transfer enhancement and hydrodynamic performance with wire mesh coupling solid particles in bubble column reactor[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 67(3): 195-205.

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