In this article, one kind of multiple steady states(MSS) phenomenon was investigated for a dividing wall column(DWC). The four-section model constructed in Aspen Plus was employed to simulate two DWC cases: mixture of...In this article, one kind of multiple steady states(MSS) phenomenon was investigated for a dividing wall column(DWC). The four-section model constructed in Aspen Plus was employed to simulate two DWC cases: mixture of n-hexane, n-heptane and n-octane;system of methanol, ethanol and n-propanol. It can be seen that there is a range of vapor split ratio in which multiple solutions of reflux ratio exist for fixed DWC configuration with the same feed and product streams. The width and the curve shapes of the MSS region, and the number of solutions change with the liquid split ratio. This MSS phenomenon was further explained using the component recovery around the prefractionator and the component recycling flow inside the DWC. This MSS phenomenon is helpful for DWC design by knowing the probable existence of multiple solutions in advance.展开更多
This paper studies the gas-liquid flow splitting in T-junction with inclined lateral arm. The separation mechanism of the T-junction is related to the pressure distribution in the T-junction. It is shown that the sepa...This paper studies the gas-liquid flow splitting in T-junction with inclined lateral arm. The separation mechanism of the T-junction is related to the pressure distribution in the T-junction. It is shown that the separation efficiency strongly depends on the inclination angle, when the angle ranges from 0° to 30°, while not so strongly for angles in the range from 30° to 90°. Increasing the number of connecting tubes is helpful for the gas-liquid separation, and under the present test conditions, with four connecting tubes,a good separation performance can be achieved. Accordingly, a multi-tube Y-junction separator with four connecting tubes is designed for the experimental investigation. A good agreement between the simulated and measured data shows that there is an optimal split ratio to achieve the best performance for the multi-tube Y-junction separator.展开更多
In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance r...In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance ratios） are computationally examined. The numerical calculation is achieved with the use of CFX code, with a structured grid system chosen after a series of mesh independence tests. The detailed features of the MHD flows are depicted in a case where the electric conductivities of the two outflow ducts are quite different. Also, the interdependency among the current, fluid velocity, pressure and electric potential is elucidated in order to describe the electromagnetic characteristics of the liquid-metal flows. The result shows that the imbalance of the mass flow rate in the two outflow channels strongly depends on the wall conductivity（i.e., conductance ratio） of each outflow channel.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21376240)
文摘In this article, one kind of multiple steady states(MSS) phenomenon was investigated for a dividing wall column(DWC). The four-section model constructed in Aspen Plus was employed to simulate two DWC cases: mixture of n-hexane, n-heptane and n-octane;system of methanol, ethanol and n-propanol. It can be seen that there is a range of vapor split ratio in which multiple solutions of reflux ratio exist for fixed DWC configuration with the same feed and product streams. The width and the curve shapes of the MSS region, and the number of solutions change with the liquid split ratio. This MSS phenomenon was further explained using the component recovery around the prefractionator and the component recycling flow inside the DWC. This MSS phenomenon is helpful for DWC design by knowing the probable existence of multiple solutions in advance.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51779243)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No:XDb22030101)
文摘This paper studies the gas-liquid flow splitting in T-junction with inclined lateral arm. The separation mechanism of the T-junction is related to the pressure distribution in the T-junction. It is shown that the separation efficiency strongly depends on the inclination angle, when the angle ranges from 0° to 30°, while not so strongly for angles in the range from 30° to 90°. Increasing the number of connecting tubes is helpful for the gas-liquid separation, and under the present test conditions, with four connecting tubes,a good separation performance can be achieved. Accordingly, a multi-tube Y-junction separator with four connecting tubes is designed for the experimental investigation. A good agreement between the simulated and measured data shows that there is an optimal split ratio to achieve the best performance for the multi-tube Y-junction separator.
基金supported by the National R&D Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Future Creation (2015M1A7A1A02050613)
文摘In this study, three-dimensional liquid-metal magnetohydrodynamic splitting flows in a duct with one inflow channel and two outflow channels with locally different wall electric conductivities（different conductance ratios） are computationally examined. The numerical calculation is achieved with the use of CFX code, with a structured grid system chosen after a series of mesh independence tests. The detailed features of the MHD flows are depicted in a case where the electric conductivities of the two outflow ducts are quite different. Also, the interdependency among the current, fluid velocity, pressure and electric potential is elucidated in order to describe the electromagnetic characteristics of the liquid-metal flows. The result shows that the imbalance of the mass flow rate in the two outflow channels strongly depends on the wall conductivity（i.e., conductance ratio） of each outflow channel.
