Orientadores: Carlos Teofilo Salinas Sedano, Kamal Abdel Radi Ismail / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T08:57:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_RaqueldaCunhaRibeiroda_D.pdf: 3855986 bytes, checksum: dc3f065365a2224c57128ddbedffab68 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O fenômeno de formação de frost é encontrado em muitas aplicações comerciais e industriais de baixa temperatura. A camada de gelo que se forma em uma superfície fria cresce ao longo do tempo, tornando-se mais densa e por este motivo, a formação de frost em equipamentos é responsável pela queda no seu desempenho. O processo de formação de frost é um fenômeno transiente e complicado de avaliar, no qual os processos de transferência de calor e de massa ocorrem simultaneamente em um meio poroso. Neste trabalho apresentam-se medições experimentais da espessura de frost ao redor de cada um dos tubos de um arranjo triangular de cilindros verticais, realiza-se a estimação experimental de uma correlação empírica para a obtenção do número de Nusselt Global sobre o arranjo de tubos com formação de frost baseada nas medições experimentais feita numa seção de teste no interior de um túnel de vento do Laboratório de Armazenamento térmico e tubos de Calor da FEM. Para verificação é feita a estimação de uma correlação empírica para o Número de Nusselt Local em cada cilindro baseado em dados empíricos da literatura e um procedimento inverso de aproximação sucessiva utilizando a solução numérica unidimensional que simula o problema direto de formação de frost em geometria cilíndrica. O mesmo procedimento utilizando os dados experimentais deste trabalho. Encontra-se que os valores dos Números de Nusselt para as duas formas de estimação tem boa concordância. Comparações dos resultados numéricos e experimentais são realizadas e mostra-se boa concordância dos resultados das simulações numéricas para o crescimento da camada de frost utilizando ambas as correlações empíricas / Abstract: In practice, it is found the phenomenon of frost formation in a lot of commercial and industrial refrigeration applications. The layer of ice that it is formed in a cold surface grows over time, becoming more dense and bigger, and for that reason, this formation of frost in refrigeration equipment is responsible for performance decrease in this equipment. The formation of frost is a complicated and transient process, where different process of heat transfer and mass occurs simultaneously in a porous and fine layer. The convective and mass diffusive coefficients are difficult to determinate in fact of the complex physic phenomenon and the variation of the different properties that occurs over time like velocity, temperature, humidity and the geometry of this problem himself. In this work some experimental results of the frost thickness around every cylinder in a triangular arrangement of vertical cylinders are presented, an estimated experimental correlation in order to find Nusselt Global number in this triangular arrangement of cylinders is presented. This correlation is based in the experimental measurements in a wind tunnel situated in the Laboratory of Thermal storage and Fluids in FEM. In order to verify this correlation, another empiric correlation have been estimated in order to find the Nusselt number Global and Local in each cylinder. In this case, it is used data reported in the literature and an inverse method that approximates the numerical solution in one dimension that simulates this problem in cylindrical frost formation geometry. Then the same procedure has been made using the experimental results founded in this work. The different results of the two different correlations have an acceptable concordance. Different comparisons of the numerical and experimental results have been made for the frost growth always validating the results with the numerical simulations of the frost growth using both of the empirical correlations and comparing them with the experimental results that have been founded in this work and with other experimental results founded in the literature / Doutorado / Termica e Fluidos / Doutora em Engenharia Mecânica

Orientador: Maria Regina Wolf Maciel / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T15:18:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JaimesPrada_Ronald_M.pdf: 4744377 bytes, checksum: e62c58bbf1063a20c489d6854b7683c9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Nas últimas décadas, a intensificação de processos tem atraído a atenção da academia e da indústria. A Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) foi desenvolvida no contexto de intensificação de processos e tem sido amplamente usada em destilação, absorção, dessorção, dessulfuração, oxidação, cristalização, precipitação, polimerização e síntese de nanomateriais. Em uma coluna de destilação convencional, o fluxo de líquido está sob a influência da gravidade, como resultado, grandes colunas são requeridas para atingir altos níveis de separação. Para superar esta limitação, uma coluna de destilação com recheio rotativo (HIGEE High-gravity contactor) foi desenvolvida por Ramshaw e Mallison (1981) para realizar separações gás - líquido, a qual pode induzir forças centrífugas até 1000 vezes a força da gravidade. O incremento da força de contato entre as fases gera altos graus dos coeficientes volumétricos de transferência de massa e elevados limites de inundação (Ramshaw, 1983), permitindo uma redução de tamanho do equipamento comparado com o tamanho requerido para obter uma transferência de massa equivalente em colunas convencionais. Uma coluna HIGEE pode operar a altas vazões de gás ou líquido, devido à sua elevada capacidade de inundação. Além disso, este equipamento permite usar recheios com maior área superficial específica (2000-2500 m²/m³) e altas porosidades (0,90-0,95). Adicionalmente, utilizando colunas HIGEE podem ser obtidas grandes forças propulsoras do fluxo de líquido e diminuição nos tempos de residência devido à alta velocidade rotacional, o que permite que este equipamento opere com fluidos altamente viscosos, materiais sensíveis ao calor, e nanopartículas inorgânicas. A eficiência de transferência de massa aplicada a processos de destilação através de equipamentos com recheio rotativo tem sido estudada por poucos autores usando diferentes sistemas. Assim, o principal objetivo deste trabalho é simular uma coluna de destilação de alta eficiência (coluna HIGEE) no simulador comercial Aspen Plus V7.2, com o intuito de predizer o comportamento de separação do sistema etanol - água e compará-lo com o comportamento alcançado em uma coluna convencional. Para simular este equipamento no software comercial, foi preciso introduzir uma sub-rotina em Fortran que modificasse o modelo de transferência de massa de uma unidade existente. Estudou-se a eficiência de transferência de massa de uma RPB para diferentes condições de operação. Os resultados mostraram o potencial da coluna HIGEE como um processo intensificado que permite a redução considerável na altura e volume, comparado com uma coluna convencional com recheio, manifestando-se como uma alternativa promissória para o processo de destilação contínua / Abstract: In the last decades, the intensification of processes has attracted the attention of both academia and industry. A Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) was developed in the context of process intensification and it has been widely used in distillation, absorption, desorption, desulfurization, oxidation, crystallization, precipitation, polymerization, and nanomaterials synthesis. In a conventional distillation column, the liquid flows under the influence of the gravity. As a result, large columns are commonly required to achieve high levels of separation. To overcome this limitation, a rotating packed bed distillation column (HIGEE High-gravity contactor) was developed by Ramshaw and Mallinson (1981) for gas-liquid separations, which can induce centrifugal forces over 1000 times that of the earth's gravity. Increasing the driving force of contact between the phases allows greater degrees of volumetric coefficient of mass transfer and high flooding limits (Ramshaw, 1983) allowing a reduction of the size of the equipment in comparison with the size needed to obtain an equivalent mass transfer in a conventional column. A HIGEE column could be operated at a higher gas or liquid flow rate, due to very high flooding capacity. Moreover, it has been showed that this equipment allows the use of packings with a larger specific area (2000-2500 m²/m³) and higher void fraction (0.90- 0.95). In addition, larger driving force of liquid flow and reduced liquid residence time can be obtained in a HIGEE column due to the high rotational speed, which enables to operate equipment with very viscous fluids, heat sensitive materials, and inorganic nanoparticles. The mass transfer efficiency of a rotating packed bed contactor applied to distillation has been studied by few authors using different systems. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to simulate a distillation column of high efficiency (HIGEE Column) in the commercial simulator Aspen Plus V7.2, in order to predict the separation behaviour of the ethanol-water system and to compare this with conventional ones. In order to simulate this equipment in the commercial software, it was introduced a subroutine Fortran to account for the modification on the mass-transfer model of an existing unit. Mass transfer efficiency of RPB under different operating conditions was investigated. The results showed the potential of HIGEE column as an intensified process allowing a considerable reduction in height and volume in comparison with a conventional packed column, showing a promissory alternative for continuous distillation process / Mestrado / Desenvolvimento de Processos Químicos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientadores: Antonio Celso Fonseca de Arruda e Waldyr Parolari Novello / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T02:53:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Schmutzler_LuisMelchertFaber_D.pdf: 18427607 bytes, checksum: a256aa1b714dbaf8eeb63daf6be84dd1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: Oxigenadores de sangue tipo de membrana são construídos para trocarem gases de respiração através de uma área de contato, a sua chamada área de troca. Devido a características do processo de fabricação, esta área pode softer variações. Neste trabalho procurou-se desenvolver métodos de avaliação da variação desta área, por meio da medição da transferência de massa e da perda de carga. A técnica utilizando transferência de massa gerou dois métodos de avaliação, um utilizando como fase líquida a água destilada e o outro, uma emulsão de perfluorcarbono. No intuito de assegurar a funcionalidade da emulsão disponível e assim a precisão do trabalho, foi desenvolvido um método de validação para se avaliar a capacidade de dissolver Oxigênio da mesma. O outro método para avaliação da área de troca é baseado naperda de carga, sofrida por um fluxo de gás ao percorrer o circuito de membranas do oxigenador sob teste. Todos os métodos apresentaram resultados suficientemente satisfatórios, permitindo estabelecer diferenças de desempenho entre as unidades testadas e a validação da área de troca, por comparação com um padrão sendo que, os métodos de transferência de massa com água e o da perda de carga com gás são métodos não destrutivos. Os resultados obtidos utilizando-se o método com gás forneceram uma melhor resolução / Abstract: Membrane blood oxygenators are built to exchange perspiration gases thru an exchange area, but due to the fabrication process characteristics, this exchange area may vary. In this work, exchange area evaluation methods were developed using mass transfer and head loss techniques. The mass transfer technique generated two methods, one using distilled water and other using perfluorocarbon emulsion. Envisaging assurance on the functionality of the perfluorocarbon emulsion and by the way, the quality of the work, a method for evaluating the Oxygen solving capability was also developed. The other area evaluation method is based on a gas flow head loss while passing thru the membrane inside of the under testing device. Ali methods presented satisfactory results, allowing establishing performance differences among tested units and the area validation by comparing to a standard device. The mass transfer water based and the gas flow head loss are non destructive methods. The results provided by the gas flow head loss method achieved a better level of resolution / Doutorado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica

La perturbation des écoulements au voisinage de la paroi artérielle équipée d'un stent joue un rôle prépondérant dans l'apparition et le développement des complications liées aux maladies cardiovasculaires (sténose, resténose, thrombose...). La topologie de l'écoulement dans ces régions est très complexe. En effet, au voisinage du stent, des zones de recirculation se forment en amont et aval de chaque branche et les contraintes pariétales y sont très faibles. Des études in vivo et in vitro ont mis en évidence le rôle de ces caractéristiques de l'écoulement intra-stent sur les maladies cardiovasculaires. Pour cela, la bonne estimation des contraintes pariétales et la compréhension du comportement de l'écoulement intra-stent et son rôle dans le transfert du principe actif devraient permettre d'optimiser les traitements (design de la prothèse, principe actif...). L'approche numérique est une voie très utile pour étudier ces phénomènes. Cependant, la bonne précision du calcul dépend du choix du modèle d'écoulement, des conditions aux limites, de la géométrie du stent et de l'artère pour réaliser une simulation pertinente.Nous étudions ici dans un premier temps l'effet du choix du modèle hémodynamique sur les caractéristiques de l'écoulement intra-stent. Trois modèles numériques décrivant l'écoulement coronaire ont été utilisés. Ces modèles sont : un modèle stationnaire "MP", le modèle pulsé simplifié "MPS" et le modèle pulsé complet "MPC" basé sur l'analyse de Womersley. Nous avons ainsi montré l'importance de la prise en compte de l'instationnarité de l'écoulement mais au dépens d'un temps de calcul très accru. Dans un second temps, nous étudions expérimentalement l'écoulement intra-stent en utilisant la technique de mesure "PIV". Cette étude expérimentale a permis de confirmer les résultats numériques précédents. Au final, nous examinons numériquement l'effet de la pulsatilitié de l'écoulement sur les flux massiques libérés par les faces d'une branche de stent actif. Cette étude numérique a mis en exergue l'importance du couplage entre les recirculations et le transfert de masse vers la paroi artérielle. / The disturbance of the flow in the vicinity of the arterial wall equipped with a stent plays a key role in the onset and development of complications related to cardiovascular diseases (stenosis, restenosis, thrombosis...). The topology of the flow field in the intra-stent zone is very complex. Indeed, in the vicinity of the stent, recirculation zones form upstream and downstream of the stent strut where wall shear stress is very low. In vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated the role of the in-stent flow features on cardiovascular diseases.The correct estimation of the wall shear stress, the understanding of the behavior of the in-stent flow and its role in the transfer of the drug are expected to help optimize treatments (stent geometry, drug composition...). The numerical approach (CFD) is a useful and versatile way to study these phenomena. However, the accuracy and the relevance of the results depend on the choice of the flow model, the boundary conditions and the stent and artery geometry.Firstly we study in this work the impact of the hemodynamic model on the in-stent flow characteristics. Three numerical models describing the coronary flow are used. These models are: the steady model "MP", the simplified pulsatile model "MPS" and the complete pulsatile model "MPC" based on Womersley's analysis. We show the importance of the pulsatility of the flow but at the expense of a high increase in the computing time. Secondly we study experimentally the in-stent flow using measurement technique "PIV". This experimental study confirms the previous numerical results. Finally we examine numerically the effects of the flow pulsatility on the mass fluxes released by the faces of a drug eluting stent. This numerical study highlights the importance of the coupling between the recirculation zones and the mass transfer into the arterial wall.

[pt] Um sistema de ar condicionado utilizando energia solar é testado para determinação da energia necessária para a regeneração do TEG (trietileno glicol) e do valor do Coeficiente de Desempenho (C.0.P.). É determinada experimentalmente a influência das variáveis temperatura de regeneração e concentração no valor do C.O.P. São feitas várias experiências para se determinar as condições ótimas de operação do sistema. É também analisada uma correlação para determinação do coeficiente global de transferência de massa (hD AV), como função das vazões de ar e da solução aquosa de trietileno glicol (TEG) nas torres de secagem do ar e regeneração do TEG. / [en] A Solar Air Conditioning System has been tested to determine the energy that is required to regenerate the triethylene glycol so1ution (TEG) and to measure the coefficient of performance (COP). The dependence of the coefficient of performance (COP) on the regeneration temperature and concentration is experimentally determined. Several measurements were performed to determine the optimum operation conditions for the system. This work also analyses a correlation for the mass transfer coefficient (hD AV), as a function of air flow rate and tri-ethylene glycol solution flow rate at the drying tower and the regenerating tower, respectively.

The investigations presented in the thesis are theoretical studies of magnetohydrodynamic flows, heat and mass transfer in Newtonian/non-Newtonian cooling liquids, due to horizontal/vertical stretching sheet. The theoretical studies include the effect of magnetic field, uniform and non-uniform heat source/sink (flow and temperature dependent heat source/sink) effects. The considered problems include flow of viscous fluids in the presence of applied magnetic field and electric field with first order chemical reactions. The viscous incompressible Newtonian fluid flow in porous medium with Darcy-Forchheimmer model, electrically conducting fluid and nanofluid is studied. We introduce innovative techniques for finding solutions of highly nonlinear coupled boundary value problems such as Runge-Kutta method, Perturbation method and Differential Transform Method (DTM).   Chapter 1-2 gives a brief introduction. Chapter 3 focuses on Lie group analysis of MHD flow and heat transfer over a stretching sheet. The effects of viscous dissipation, uniform heat source/sink and MHD on heat transfer are addressed. In Chapter 4-6 we examined the laminar flow, thermocapillary flow of a nanoliquid thin film over an unsteady stretching sheet in presence of MHD and thermal Radiation in different situations. An effective medium theory (EMT) based model is used for the thermal conductivity of the nanoliquid.  Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles are considered in carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) - water base liquid. In Chapter 7-9 we analyzed, heat and mass transfer in MHD, mixed convection, viscoelastic fluid flow, non-Darcian flow due to stretching sheet in presence of viscous dissipation, non-uniform heat source/sink and porous media have been investigated in different situations.  MHD and viscous dissipation have a significant influence on controlling of the dynamics.    In Chapter 10 the linear stability of Maxwell fluid-nanofluid flow in a saturated porous layer is examined theoretically when the walls of the porous layers are subjected to time-periodic temperature modulations. A modified Darcy-Maxwell model is used to describe the fluid motion, and the nanofluid model used includes the effects of the Brownian motion. The thermal conductivity and viscosity are considered to be dependent on the nanoparticle volume fraction. In Chapter 11 we studied MHD flow in a vertical double passage channel taking into account the presence of the first order chemical reactions. The governing equations are solved by using a regular perturbation technique valid for small values of the Brinkman number and a DTM valid for all values of the Brinkman number.

Trickle bed reactors (TBRs) exhibit complex hydrodynamics and this study is aimed at giving insight into whether liquid-solid mass transfer and wetting are influenced by bed depth in a 5 m trickling column using 4 mm glass spheres as random packing. Measurements were made using the novel electrochemical technique developed by Joubert and Nicol (2013). Using this technique the wetting and mass transfer could be measured simultaneously. The study proves that the liquid-solid mass transfer and wetting efficiency do not stabilise at a minimum bed depth. The parameters were found to continue decreasing until the bottom of the bed. For the upper branch of the hydrodynamic envelope, the rate of decrease for the wetting efficiency was slow at the top of the bed and decreased rapidly closer to the bottom. However, only the wetting efficiency decreased significantly as a function of bed length; the liquid-solid mass transfer exhibited only a slight decrease of 14%. This compared well with the results of Du Toit et al. (2014), who found an 11% decrease in the liquid-solid mass transfer in a column with an x/D value of 29,4. The lower branch of the hydrodynamic envelope showed a linear decrease with respect to bed length for both wetting and mass transfer. The liquid-solid mass transfer decreased by 50% from the top of the bed to the bottom. These results are also in agreement with those of Du Toit et al. (2014)1 who found a decrease of 30% for a 1,6 m column. The wetting efficiency for the Levec mode decreased by 52%, whereas Du Toit et al. (2014)2 found a decrease of 20%. / Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / lk2014 / Chemical Engineering / MEng / Unrestricted

The prewetting of a trickle-bed reactor has important implications in the design and operation of these reactors. This is because the prewetting changes the flow morphology (shape and texture) of the liquid flowing through the bed and leads to the existence of multiple hydrodynamic states. The extent of this change in flow morphology can be seen in the effect the prewetting of the reactor has on the pressure drop, liquid holdup and gas-liquid mass transfer. The following prewetting procedures were used: -- Levec-wetted: the bed is flooded and drained and after residual holdup stabilisation the gas and liquid flow is reintroduced -- Kan-wetted: the bed is operated in the pulse flow regime and liquid and gas flow rates are reduced to the desired set point -- Super-wetted: the bed is flooded and gas and liquid flow are introduced once draining commences For the pressure drop: -- The different prewetting procedures resulted in two distinct regions (Upper region Kan and Super-wetted, Lower region Dry and Levec-wetted) -- There was no significant difference between the Dry and Levec-wetted beds -- The pressure drop in the Kan and Super-wetted beds can be as much as seven times greater than the pressure drop in the Dry and Levec-wetted beds For the liquid holdup: -- The different prewetting procedures resulted in four distinct regions (Kan-wetted, Super-wetted, Levec-wetted, Dry bed) -- The liquid holdup in the Kan-wetted bed can be as much as four times greater than the liquid holdup in the Dry bed -- The liquid holdup in the Levec-wetted can be as much as thirty percent lower than the liquid holdup in the Kan-wetted bed For the gas-liquid mass transfer: -- The different prewetting procedures resulted in three distinct regions (Kan and Super-wetted, Levec-wetted, Dry bed) -- The volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient in the Kan and Super-wetted beds can be as much as six times greater than the mass transfer coefficient in the Dry bed -- The volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient in the Kan and Super-wetted beds can be as much as two and a half times greater than the mass transfer coefficient in the Levec-wetted bed While an increase in the liquid flow rate results in an increase in the pressure drop, liquid holdup and gas-liquid mass transfer for all of the experiments, the effect of increasing gas flow on the measured variables were more pronounced for the prewetted beds. In a prewetted bed (Kan, Super and Levec-wetted) an increase in the gas flow rate causes an increase in the volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient and a decrease in the liquid holdup. The decrease in the liquid holdup is due to the fact that the increased gas flow rate causes the films around the particles to thin and spread out. In the dry bed the flow is predominantly in the form of rivulets and the increase in gas flow rate does not affect the liquid holdup. In the case of the volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient the increased gas flow rate causes an increase in the mass transfer coefficient regardless of the prewetting procedure. This increase is due to the effect that the gas flow rate has on the liquid holdup as well as the increase in the gas-liquid interfacial area due to the increased gas-liquid interaction. If the pulsing in the Kan-wetted bed is induced by increasing the gas flow rate and keeping the liquid flow rate constant the results are significantly different. The pressure drop in the gas-pulsing experiments was lower than the pressure drop in the recorded in the Kan and Super-wetted beds, but higher than the pressure drop in the dry and Levec-wetted beds. However, the liquid holdup in the gas-pulsing experiments was higher than the liquid holdup in any of the other beds. The volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient in the gas-pulsing experiments was lower than the mass transfer coefficients of the Kan and Super-wetted beds, but higher than the mass transfer coefficients in the dry and Levec-wetted beds. The multiple operating points obtained from the different prewetting procedures are by no means the only possible operating points. By simply decreasing the draining time in the Levec-wetted bed steady state operating points can be found between those of the Super and Levec-wetted beds. This alludes to the fact that the operating conditions determined from the different prewetting modes are only boundaries and that the actual operating point can lie anywhere between these boundaries. The existence of these multiple hydrodynamic states complicates things further when a correlation is developed to determine the pressure drop, liquid holdup or the volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient. No correlation tested was able to accurately predict the pressure drop, liquid holdup or volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient in the dry or prewetted beds. / Dissertation (MEng (Chemical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Chemical Engineering / unrestricted

Le captage de polluants des effluents industriels, et plus particulièrement du CO2, est un défi majeur à relever. Le procédé de captage du CO2 basé sur l’absorption par des solutions aqueuses d’amines est la technique la plus maîtrisée pour le traitement des fumées en postcombustion. La substitution des colonnes à garnissage par des colonnes à pulvérisation présente un intérêt économique car la surface d’échange entre les phases gazeuse et liquide est très importante réduisant ainsi la taille de la colonne d’absorption. De plus, les pertes de charge côté gaz sont évitées et les coûts de maintenance réduits. L’objectif de ces travaux de thèse est de caractériser le transfert de matière dans un spray au cours d'une absorption du CO2 par une solution aqueuse de monoethanolamine (MEA) en utilisant une nouvelle méthode.Ainsi, l’étude s’intéresse à la caractérisation locale du transfert de matière entre un spray de MEA à 30% massique et une atmosphère de CO2. Pour cela, une technique optique non-intrusive est utilisée : la réfractométrie arc-en-ciel globale (GRT). Cette technique est une mesure de l’indice de réfraction d’un ensemble de gouttes localisé dans une partie du spray. C’est donc une mesure locale dans un volume de l’ordre de quelques millimètres cubes. L’indice de réfraction d’une solution dépend de sa température et de sa concentration. Ainsi, à l’aide d’un étalonnage préalable dans un réacteur agité, les indices de réfraction des solutions aqueuses de MEA chargées sont reliés à leurs températures et à leurs concentrations de CO2 absorbé. La mesure d’indice de réfraction permet donc de suivre l’avancement du transfert de matière à travers la concentration de CO2 absorbé à une température moyenne du volume de mesure. La GRT est donc utilisée pour la mesure d’indice de réfraction au cours de l’absorption avec réaction chimique et, la quantité de CO2 captée par unité de volume est mesurée à plusieurs hauteurs de chute. Les mesures sont ensuite comparées aux prédictions d’un modèle de transfert de matière dans une goutte résolu numériquement sous COMSOL Multiphysics. Dans un deuxième temps, l’étude s’intéresse à la caractérisation du transfert de matière côté gaz en mesurant par spectrométrie infra-rouge la quantité de CO2 présente dans la phase gaz lors de l’absorption de celui-ci par une solution aqueuse de MEA à 30 % massique. Les résultats sont présentés sous forme d’efficacité de captage et un coefficient de transfert de matière côté gaz est calculé, en fonction de paramètres opératoires tels que les débits gazeux et liquide.Ces travaux de thèse, appliqués au captage du CO2, traite principalement de la mesure de transfert de matière grâce à la GRT pour la première fois utilisée à une absorption avec réaction chimique. La méthode développée permettra son utilisation pour d’autres systèmes chimique. / Pollutant capture, especially of CO2, is still a major challenge nowadays.CO2 capture based on absorption with chemical reaction by aqueous solutions of amines is the most mature technique for post-combustion gas cleaning.The substitution of packed columns by spray columns presents an economical interest since the exchange area between both gas and liquid phases is very important, reducing the size of the absorption column. In addition, gas side pressure losses are avoided and maintenance costs are reduced.The aim of this thesis is to characterize mass transfer in a spray column during a CO2 absorption by an aqueous solution of monoethanolamine (MEA) by using a new optical technique.The study focuses on the characterization of the local mass transfer between MEA spray and a CO2 atmosphere. In order to achieve this, a non-intrusive optical technique is used: Global Rainbow Technique (GRT). This technique measures the refractive index of droplets in a local portion of the spray. Therefore, the measurement is local with a volume of few cubic millimeters.The refractive index of a solution depends on its temperature and its concentration. Thus, by using a prior calibration in a stirred reactor, the refractive indices of CO2 loaded MEA solutions are correlated with their temperatures and CO2 absorbed concentration. Therefore, measuring refractive index is a measurement of mass transfer extent.GRT is then used during CO2 absorption with chemical reaction, and the amount of CO2 captured per volume unit is measured at several column heights. The experimental results are then compared with mass transfer predictions in a droplet with a model numerically solved in COMSOL Multiphysics.In another hand, gas side mass transfer is characterized by measuring the amount of CO2 in the gas phase with infrared spectrometry during CO2 absorption in an aqueous solution of 30 % MEA. The results are presented in term of capture efficiency and a gas-side mass transfer coefficient is calculated as a function of operating parameters such as gas and liquid flow rates.This work, applied to CO2 capture, deals with mass transfer measurement with GRT through a first application to absorption with chemical reaction. The developed method in this thesis will allow its use for other chemical systems.

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