Monte Carlo simulation of coalescence processes in oil sands slurries

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作者：

Friesen, WI ^{[1
]}

Dabros, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nat Resources Canada, CANMET Energy Technol Ctr Devon, Devon, AB T9G 1A8, Canada

来源：

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 2004年 / 82卷 / 04期

关键词：

oil sand conditioning; Monte Carlo simulation; coalescence kinetics; bitumen aeration;

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TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

Conditioning of an oil sand slurry is a critical step in the extraction of bitumen from oil sand ore. To model the conditioning process, a constant-number Monte Carlo algorithm is used to simulate the mean-field kinetics of coalescing bitumen drops and air bubbles. The coalescence rate of drops and bubbles is described by the model of Coulaloglou and Tavlarides (1977). Simulations yield results that are consistent with aerated bitumen drop sizes and conditioning times reported in the literature. The effects of turbulent energy, bitumen concentration, and initial bitumen drop size on the evolution of drop size distributions are investigated.

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页码：763 / 775

页数：13

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