SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 625-635.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2019.11.006

• Fluid Dynamics and Transport Phenomena •     Next Articles

CFD simulation of flow field and resistance in a 19-core tandem ceramic membrane module

Yujia Tong, Lukuan Huang, Weixing Li   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
  • Received:2019-03-31 Revised:2019-09-10 Online:2020-06-11 Published:2020-03-28
  • Contact: Weixing Li
  • Supported by:
    We are grateful to the computational resources support from the High Performance Computing Center of Nanjing Tech University, National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0400402), and the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21576132).

CFD simulation of flow field and resistance in a 19-core tandem ceramic membrane module

Yujia Tong, Lukuan Huang, Weixing Li   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
  • 通讯作者: Weixing Li
  • 基金资助:
    We are grateful to the computational resources support from the High Performance Computing Center of Nanjing Tech University, National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFD0400402), and the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21576132).

Abstract: CFD simulation of the permeation process of a 19-core tandem ceramic membrane module was established to investigate flow field and resistance and its change in permeate flux to the membrane element position and the channel of each membrane element. The results show that when the volume flow rate changes from 26 m3·h-1 to 89 m3·h-1, the resistance of each part of the membrane module increases gradually. The increase in resistance loss in the membrane element is faster than the plates and the bell mouths. In a single ceramic membrane module, the maximum difference in flow rate of each membrane tube is 7.23%. In a single membrane tube, the outer ring channels 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8 are relatively slow. The maximum mass flow deviation from the mean is 2.7%. This work helps to clarify the flow mechanism within the modules, optimize the structure of the equipment and provide a reliable basis for the improvement of industrial ceramic membrane modules.

Key words: Ceramic membrane module, CFD, Field flow, Resistance

摘要: CFD simulation of the permeation process of a 19-core tandem ceramic membrane module was established to investigate flow field and resistance and its change in permeate flux to the membrane element position and the channel of each membrane element. The results show that when the volume flow rate changes from 26 m3·h-1 to 89 m3·h-1, the resistance of each part of the membrane module increases gradually. The increase in resistance loss in the membrane element is faster than the plates and the bell mouths. In a single ceramic membrane module, the maximum difference in flow rate of each membrane tube is 7.23%. In a single membrane tube, the outer ring channels 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8 are relatively slow. The maximum mass flow deviation from the mean is 2.7%. This work helps to clarify the flow mechanism within the modules, optimize the structure of the equipment and provide a reliable basis for the improvement of industrial ceramic membrane modules.

关键词: Ceramic membrane module, CFD, Field flow, Resistance