Frame blades were used to replace traditional propeller blades to enhance the leaching step efficiency of Becher process.A combined approach of leaching,electrochemical experiments,and numerical simulations was employ...Frame blades were used to replace traditional propeller blades to enhance the leaching step efficiency of Becher process.A combined approach of leaching,electrochemical experiments,and numerical simulations was employed.Results demonstrate a significant improvement in leaching efficiency using frame blades compared to propellers,reducing reaction time from 15 to 10 h.Even at a stirring speed of 300 r/min,frame blades perform better than propellers at 500 r/min.Kinetics analysis indicates that the leaching process is controlled by surface chemical reactions.CFD-PBM simulations reveal that frame blades at 300 r/min generate larger bubbles and higher turbulent kinetic energy than propeller blades at 500 r/min.Frame blades enhance leaching efficiency by refining bubble size to improve oxygen mass transfer and by increasing turbulent kinetic energy for better mixing.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U1908225)the Cross-Integration and Collaborative Development Project of Northeastern University,China(No.N2225013).
文摘Frame blades were used to replace traditional propeller blades to enhance the leaching step efficiency of Becher process.A combined approach of leaching,electrochemical experiments,and numerical simulations was employed.Results demonstrate a significant improvement in leaching efficiency using frame blades compared to propellers,reducing reaction time from 15 to 10 h.Even at a stirring speed of 300 r/min,frame blades perform better than propellers at 500 r/min.Kinetics analysis indicates that the leaching process is controlled by surface chemical reactions.CFD-PBM simulations reveal that frame blades at 300 r/min generate larger bubbles and higher turbulent kinetic energy than propeller blades at 500 r/min.Frame blades enhance leaching efficiency by refining bubble size to improve oxygen mass transfer and by increasing turbulent kinetic energy for better mixing.
