화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.12, No.2, 169-173, 2004
Simulation and analysis on the two-phase flow fields in a rotating-stream-tray absorber by using computational fluid dynamics
The flow field of gas and liquid in a phi150 mm. rotating-stream-tray (RST) scrubber is simulated by using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) method. The simulation is based on the two-equation RNG k-epsilon turbulence model, Eulerian multiphase model, and a real-shape 3D model with a huge number of meshes. The simulation results include detailed information about velocity, pressure, volume fraction and so on. Some features of the flow field are obtained: liquid is atomized in a thin annular zone; a high velocity air zone prevents water drops at the bottom from flying towards the wall; the pressure varies sharply at the end of blades and so on. The results will be helpful for structure optimization and engineering design.