Design and analysis of a submerged membrane reactor by CFD simulation

L. Meng, J. C. Cheng, H. Jiang, C. Yang, W. H. Xing, W. Q. Jin

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Abstract

CFD was applied to demonstrate the effect of reactor configurations on the fluid flow pattern in submerged membrane reactors. A mixture model, a realizable k-ε{lunate} model, and the multiple reference frame (MRF) technique were employed to simulate the solid-liquid turbulent flow. Influences of the introduction of a ceramic membrane, the relative position between ceramic membrane and impeller, and the types of impeller on velocity profiles and concentration distributions were systematically discussed. These simulation results were validated qualitatively with experimental data for various reactor configurations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1874-1882
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Engineering and Technology
Volume36
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Phenol hydroxylation
  • Porous ceramic membrane
  • Submerged membrane reactor

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