Abstract
Basic hydrodynamic parameters of an airlift reactor with internal loop were estimated experimentally and simulated using commercially available CFD software from Fluent. Circulation velocity in a 32-dm(3)-airlift reactor was measured using the magnetic tracer method, meanwhile the gas hold-up was obtained by analysis of the pressure drop using the method of inverted U-tube manometers. Comparison of simulated (in two and three dimensions) and experimental data was performed at different superficial gas velocities in the riser.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 387-392 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemical Papers |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- hydrodynamic parameters
- airlift reactor
- internal loop
- circulation velocity
- gas hold-up
- pressure drop
- inverted U-tube manometers