Effects of design and operating parameters on hydrodynamics of circulating bubble columns with open channel gas separators

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King Saud University, Saudi Arabia ^{[1
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Int. J. Chem. Reactor Eng. | 2006年 / 1-11期

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Additives; Circulating bubble column; Gas separator; Hydrodynamics; Scale-up;

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10.2202/1542-6580.1317

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Hydrodynamics of two external loop circulating bubble columns with open channel gas separators were investigated experimentally. The effects of three operating parameters and one design parameter on hydrodynamics were investigated experimentally in two external loop circulating bubble columns with open channel gas separators. The operating parameters were superficial gas velocity in the riser, UGR, gas-liquid dispersion property, and efficiency of gas separation, TVR. The design parameter was the scale-up factor of the riser to downcomer cross-sectional area AD/AR. The gas-liquid dispersion property was varied by using various concentrations of additives like antifoam, alcohols, and wettable suspended solids. All experiments were conducted using compressed air and tap water from the university main supply system. Time-dependent hydrodynamics variation related to air-water quality was minimized by using consistent air-water samples in order to satisfy experimental reproducibility. The results show that for any gas-liquid-additive system, there is an optimum volume of the liquid in the gas separator, TVRO, that gives the minimum gas recirculation in the downcomer. At any AD/AR and TVR, the effects of antifoam and suspended solids were found to reduce the gas holdup, while the alcohols were found to increase gas holdup. At TVRO, the efficiency of the gas separator was improved significantly by increasing the scale-up factor, AD/AR. Liquid circulation was increased in the antifoam system, but reduced in the presence of wettable suspended solids. The best design and operating conditions were found at scale-up factor AD/AR=0.5 and volume ratio TVR>20% for all the additives investigated. Copyright © 2006 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.

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