CFD microscale modelling of flow behavior in different parts of a rotating packed bed.

ABSTRACT: Process intensification (PI) is playing a key role in alleviating the challenge of reducing carbon footprint of many chemical processes and bringing down their development costs. Over the years, many PI technologies have been investigated with rotating packed bed (RPB) technology receiving much of the attention for its potential of significant intensification in terms of capital expenditure, operating costs, and hardware size. In this study, microscale CFD simulations of a rotating packed bed were conducted, and the results were validated with experimental data. The results show the strong relation between the reverse flow at the packing outer periphery and the gas maldistribution factor. The latter is mainly caused by the accelerating flow in the outer cavity. Inside the wire mesh packing

SUBMITTER: Alatyar AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature