CFD Modelling of Multiphase Flows
CFD Modelling of Multiphase Flows
CFD Modelling of Multiphase Flows
Lecture CFD-3
2014 31
Simon Lo
CD-adapco
Trident House, Basil Hill Road
Didcot, OX11 7HJ, UK
[email protected]
NTEC 2
Multiphase models and applications
2014 31
• VOF
– Free surface flows
• LMP
– Droplet flows
– Liquid film
• DEM
– Particle flows
• EMP
– Particle flows
– Bubbly flows
– Population balance
– Boiling heat and mass transfers
– Interphase mass transfer
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NTEC 3
Volume of Fluid (VOF) model
2014 31
∂α i
+ ∇.(α i u ) = m! i
∂t
• Momentum equation for the gas-liquid mixture:
∂
(ρmui ) + ∂ (ρmu j ui − τ ij ) = − ∂p + ρm gi + M
∂t ∂x j ∂xi
• Properties of mixture:
N Gas flow
ρ m = ∑ (α i ρ i )
i =1
N
µ m = ∑ (α i µi )
i =1
Liquid flow
NTEC 4
Slug flow in interconnected subchannels
2014 31
Calculation grid 204,512 cells
18.7 mm
20 mm
1.7 mm
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NTEC 5
Slug flow in interconnected subchannels
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NTEC 6
Effects of surface tension
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NTEC 7
Free surface flow in drink carton
2014 31
NTEC 8
Lagrangian model for particle flows
2014 31
Particle
Gas flow
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NTEC 9
Spray modelling
2014 31
Charalambos (2002)!
NTEC 10
Droplet collision and coalescence
2014 31
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NTEC 11
Spray coating
2014 31
NTEC 12
Fluid film boiling
2014 31
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NTEC 13
DEM (Discrete Element Method)
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• Angular momentum:
dω i k
! !
Ii
dt
[
= ∑ τ ij + M ij ]
j =1
! ! !
M ij = − µ roll FContact ωi
!
• M ij = rolling torque
• µ roll = rolling friction coefficient.
NTEC 14
Pneumatic conveying of particles in pipe
2014 31
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NTEC 15
Spreading of particles by conveyor belts
2014 31
NTEC 16
Eulerian multiphase model
2014 31
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NTEC 17
Forces on a particle
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NTEC 18
Slurry flow in horizontal pipe
2014 31
Uniform inlet Measurement plane
g 1m
V D
L=10m
Liquid velocity
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NTEC 19
Slurry flow horizontal pipe
2014 31
Uniform inlet Measurement plane
g 1m
V D
L=10m
d=270 µm, vf=0.2, d=480 µm, vf=0.203,
d=90 µm, vf=0.19,
D=51.5mm V=5.4 m/s D=51.5mm V=3.41 m/s
D=103mm, V=3 m/s
NTEC 20
Particle suspension in stirred vessel
2014 31
Liquid Velocities
0.5
0.4 Uz Experimental
0.3 Uz Star-CCM+
0.2 Ur Experimental
0.1 Ur Star-CCM+
U/Utip
0 Utheta
-0.1 Experimental
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
r/R
Measurement
Solids Velocities
0.5
0.4
Uz Experimental
0.3
Uz Star-CCM+
0.2
0.1 Ur Experimental
U/Utip
0 Ur Star-CCM+
-0.1 Utheta
Experimental
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
r/R
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NTEC 21
Gas dispersion in stirred vessel
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NTEC 22
Comparison of gas holdup
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50
45
40
35
G as
holdup
[% ]
30
25 E xperimental
SSTAR-CCM+
tar-‐C C M+
20
15
10
5
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25
S uperfic ial
veloc ity
[m/s ]
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NTEC 23
Adaptive MUSIG Model
2014 31
NTEC 24
Adaptive MUSIG Model
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• d
• d
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NTEC 25
Droplet breakup through an orifice
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Shear-induced breakup
NTEC 26
Boiling heat and mass transfers
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NTEC 27
Bartolomei (1982) – 147 bar experiments
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• D = 0.012 m
• L = 2 m
• P = 147 bar Water + steam
• Tsat = 613 K
• Q = 0.42 - 2.21 MW/m2
• G = 1878 - 2012 kg/m2s
• ΔTsub = 16 - 145 K
g
L
Wall heat
flux
NTEC 28
Bart 22-26 : Comparison of axial void profiles
2014 31
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NTEC 29
Multi-component multiphase model
2014 31
NTEC 30
Oxygen transfer in aeration tank
2014 31
Water
Air injector
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NTEC 31
Summary
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• VOF
– Free surface flows
• LMP
– Droplet flows
• DEM
– Particle flows
• EMP
– Particle flows
– Bubbly flows
– Population balance
– Boiling heat and mass transfers
– Interphase mass transfer
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