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WEF Disinfection 2009 Workshop: Modeling UV Disinfection using CFD February 28, 2009
Radiation Dose Modeling in FLUENT
Clifford K. Ho
Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company for the United States Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. 1
Modeling Approach
Geometric Geometric Model Model
Hydraulic Hydraulic Model Model
UV UV Radiation Radiation Model Model
Dose Model Dose Model
Inactivation and Reduction Equivalent Dose
Overview
Discrete Ordinates Radiation Model Particle Tracking and Dose Calculation of RED
Discrete Ordinates Radiation Model

Solves the radiative transfer equation over a domain of discrete solid angles Calculates radiation intensity as a function of absorption, scattering, reflection, and emission Integrated within FLUENT CFD/hydraulic model
Impacts of geometry within the reactor (shadowing, reflection) readily implemented
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Step-by-Step Guide
www.sandia.gov/cfd-water
Turn on Radiation Model in FLUENT
DO Model Parameters
Impact of Theta x Phi Discretization on Simulated Incident Radiation Field

theta x phi = 2 x 2 theta x phi = 5 x 5
Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor
Specify UV Transmittance of Water

Define > Materials...
UVT =
I = e ax Io
I / I o = Intensity reduction at x = 1 cm a = Absorption coefficient (1/ m)
Specify UV Radiation Boundary Condition

Define > Boundary Conditions...
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Applying Wall Reflection

Define > Boundary Conditions...
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Incident Radiation Fields

Simulated UV radiation field with and without wall reflection
(Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor)
600 500 UV Intensity (W/m^2) 400
Z
With Wall Reflection

X
300 200 100 UVT = 88% 0 -0.2 -0.1 0 z (m)

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Fluent (reflection) Fluent (No Reflection) y=0m x = 0.39 m No Wall Reflection 0.1 0.2
UVT=88%
Overview
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Particle Tracking and Dose

Define injection points Define particle tracking model Define user-defined function to accumulate dose for each particle
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Define > Injections...
Define Injections and Particle Tracking Model
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Injection Pre-Processor
Defines arbitrary number of injection points in a circular region (e.g., pipe inlet) and writes to a file for FLUENT www.sandia.gov/cfd-water
250 points
0.2 0.2
1,000 points
0.1
0.1
y (m) -0.1 0 x (m) 0.1 0.2
y (m)
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2 -0.2
-0.2 -0.2
-0.1
0 x (m)
0.1
0.2
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Particle Tracking
Discrete Random Walk model
No-DRW
DRW

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Calculating Dose from Particle Tracks
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User-Defined Function (UDF)

Particle Dose Calculation
Dose UDF (libudf) for Windows and Unix can be found at www.sandia.gov/cfd-water
Extract libudf directory into same directory as case and data files being used in FLUENT
Load the Dose UDF into FLUENT

Define > User-Defined > Functions > Compiled... Specify libudf for the library name
For each particle:
Dose (J/m2) = Incident radiation (W/m2) x Exposure time (s)
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Dose UDF Settings

Define > Models > Discrete Phase...
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Display Particle Tracks

Display > Particle Tracks...
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Particle Tracks Colored by Dose
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Particle Tracks Colored by Dose

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Output Dose Results

Report > Discrete Phase > Sample
Generates [outlet].dpm file

Cumulative particle doses (J/m2) are contained in this file Can be read by Excel
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View Dose Histogram

Report > Discrete Phase > Histogram
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Overview
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Calculate Reduction Equivalent Dose (RED)

Use appropriate dose-response curve to calculate survival ratio (N/No) for each particle Sum particle survival ratios and divide by total number of particles to yield cumulative survival (and inactivation) ratios Use dose-response curve to get RED
log Inactivation log (No/N)

No = initial number of microbes N = number of infectious microbes remaining after UV exposure
Detailed procedure outlined in Munoz et al. (2007)
Dose
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RED Post-Processors
Takes data from [outlet].dpm and calculates RED and log inactivation Available at www.sandia.gov/cfd-water
(1) Windows-based executable and source file (2) Excel spreadsheet
Output from FluentRED.exe
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So now we have a simulated RED... Now what???

Compare simulated RED to measured RED
Evaluate the model
Use simulated RED as a metric to compare alternative reactor/piping designs

Installed vs. validated configurations
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Measured RED vs. Simulated RED

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y=x
90
Measured RED (mJ/cm^2)
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
y = 0.9535x R2 = 0.9279
Predicted RED (mJ/cm^2)

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Summary
Simulating UV dose distributions in FLUENT
Discrete ordinates radiation model in FLUENT generates UV incident radiation field
Honors geometry used in hydraulic CFD simulation (e.g., shadowing, reflection)
Particle tracking yields dose distribution Dose distribution yields RED
Tutorial and tools are available at:

www.sandia.gov/cfd-water
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FluentUV
Wizard-like template for generating models and grids of UV reactors and piping in FLUENT Muhammad.Sami @ansys.com
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Acknowledgments
AwwaRF (Project #4107) Alice Fulmer, Project Manager Project Advisory Committee Brian Bernados, Joel Ducoste, Steve Deem, Dennis Greene, Michael Montysko Calgon Carbon Corporation Keith Bircher Infilco Degremont, Inc. (DENARD) Robert Kelly and Bruno Ferran Trojan Technologies Inc. Ted Mao
Sandia Corporation gratefully acknowledges that the Awwa Research Foundation is the joint owner of the technical information upon which this manuscript is based. Sandia thanks AwwaRF for their financial, technical, and administrative assistance in funding and managing the project through which this information was discovered. The comments and views detailed herein may not necessarily reflect the views of the Awwa Research Foundation, its officers, directors, affiliates, cofunding organizations, or agents. 33

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WEF Disinfection 2009 Workshop: Modeling UV Disinfection using CFD February 28, 2009

Radiation Dose Modeling in FLUENT

Hydraulic Hydraulic Model Model

UV UV Radiation Radiation Model Model

Dose Model Dose Model

Inactivation and Reduction Equivalent Dose

Discrete Ordinates Radiation Model

Turn on Radiation Model in FLUENT

Impact of Theta x Phi Discretization on Simulated Incident Radiation Field

Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor

Specify UV Transmittance of Water

I / I o = Intensity reduction at x = 1 cm a = Absorption coefficient (1/ m)

Specify UV Radiation Boundary Condition

Applying Wall Reflection

Incident Radiation Fields

With Wall Reflection

300 200 100 UVT = 88% 0 -0.2 -0.1 0 z (m)

Particle Tracking and Dose

Define > Injections...

Define Injections and Particle Tracking Model

y (m) -0.1 0 x (m) 0.1 0.2

Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor

Calculating Dose from Particle Tracks

User-Defined Function (UDF)

Load the Dose UDF into FLUENT

Dose (J/m2) = Incident radiation (W/m2) x Exposure time (s)

Dose UDF Settings

Display Particle Tracks

Particle Tracks Colored by Dose

Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor

Particle Tracks Colored by Dose

Calgon 12 Sentinel UV Reactor

Output Dose Results

Generates [outlet].dpm file

View Dose Histogram

Calculate Reduction Equivalent Dose (RED)

log Inactivation log (No/N)

Detailed procedure outlined in Munoz et al. (2007)

So now we have a simulated RED... Now what???

Use simulated RED as a metric to compare alternative reactor/piping designs

Measured RED vs. Simulated RED

Measured RED (mJ/cm^2)

Predicted RED (mJ/cm^2)

Particle tracking yields dose distribution Dose distribution yields RED

Tutorial and tools are available at:

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