The prediction of two-phase fluid-solid (gas-solid and liquid-solid) flow remains a major challenge in many engineering and industrial applications. Numerical modeling of these flows is complicated and various studies have been conducted to improve the model performance. In the present work, the two-fluid model of Bolio et al. (1995), developed for dilute turbulent gas-solid flows, is employed to investigate turbulent two-phase liquid-solid flows in both a vertical pipe and a horizontal channel. <p>Fully developed turbulent gas-solid and liquid-solid flows in a vertical pipe and liquid-solid (slurry) flow in a horizontal channel are numerically simulated. The momentum equations for the fluid and solid phases were solved using the finite volume technique developed by Patankar (1980). Mean and fluctuating velocities for both phases, solids concentration, and pressure drop were predicted and compared with the available experimental data. In general, the mean velocity predictions for both phases were in good agreement with the experimental data for vertical flow cases, considered in this work. <p>For dilute gas-solid vertical flows, the predictions were compared with the experimental data of Tsuji et al. (1984). The gas-phase fluctuating velocity in the axial direction was significantly under-predicted while the results for the solids fluctuating velocity were mixed. There was no data to compare the solids concentration but the profiles looked realistic. The pressure drop was observed to increase with increasing Reynolds number and mass loading when compared with the data of Henthorn et al. (2005). The pressure drop first decreased as particle size increased and then started increasing. This behaviour was shown by both experimental data and model predictions. <p>For the liquid-solid flow simulations the mean velocity profiles for both phases, and the liquid-phase turbulence kinetic energy predictions (for dilute flow case), were in excellent agreement with the experimental data of Alejbegovic et al. (1995) and Sumner et al. (1990). The solids concentration profiles were poorly predicted, especially for the lighter particles. The granular temperature profiles, accounting for the solids velocity fluctuations, for the dilute flow case failed to agree with the data, although they captured the overall trend. The liquid-solid pressure drop predictions, using the present model, were only successful for some particles. <p>The solids concentration predictions for the horizontal flow case were similar to the experimental measurements of Salomon (1965), except for a sharp peak at the bottom wall and the opposite curvature. The mixture velocity profiles were asymmetric, due to the addition of particles, and were similar to the experimental data, though only a partial agreement was observed between the predictions and the data.<p>A conclusion from this work is that the present model, which was developed for dilute gas-solid flows, is inadequate when liquid-solid flows are considered. Further improvements, such as including the interstitial fluid effects while computing the liquid-phase stress, are needed to improve the predictive capability of this two-fluid model.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Global warming is an unequivocal fact proved by the persistent rise of the average temperature of the earth. IPCC reported that scientists were more than 90 % certain that most of the global warming was caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) produced by human activities. One alternative to combat the GHG is to explore technologies for utilizing CO2 already generated by current energy systems and develop methods to convert CO2 into useful combustible gases. Two-step conversion of CO2 with catalysts is one of the most promising methods. Ceria (CeO2) is chosen as the main catalyst for this conversion in the thesis. It releases O2 when it is reduced in a heating process, and then absorbs O2 from CO2 to produce CO when it is re-oxidized in a cooling process. To make the conversion economic, solar power is employed to drive the conversion system. In this thesis, a flexible system with fluidized bed reactors (FBRs) is introduced. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was carried out to examine the performance of ceria during its reduction and oxidation. Subsequently, the exergy analysis was used to evaluate the system’s capability on exporting work. The theoretical fuel to chemical efficiency varied from 4.85 % to 43.2 % for CO2 conversions. To investigate the operation mechanism of the system, a mathematical model was built up for the dynamic simulation of the system. Variables such as temperatures and efficiencies were calculated and recorded for different cases. The optimum working condition was found out to be at 1300 ⁰C for the commercial type of ceria. Finally, an experimental system was set up. The hydrodynamics and heat transfer in the fluidized bed reactor were studied. A CFD model was built up and validated with the experimental trials around 120 ⁰C. The model was then used as a reliable tool for the optimization of the reactor. The entire work in the thesis follows the procedure of developing an engineering system. It forms a solid basis for further improvements of the system to recycle CO2. / <p>QC 20141006</p>

Shape-preserving silica magnesiothermic reduction is a gas-solid reaction used to convert complex, 3-dimensional SiO₂ structures into replicas composed of a two-phase product of MgO and Si. The MgO/Si components of this reaction are found to form an interwoven aggregate product structure, which is suitably robust that the MgO phase can be selectively dissolved to yield porous Si. Here, the kinetics and mechanisms of growth of this robust product structure have been studied. The aggregate product structure was deduced to result because stacked layers of MgO/Si product phases with planar interfaces are geometrically unstable, owing to the growth kinetics of the products. The interwoven nature of the aggregate may be explained by the presence of an amorphous magnesium silicate phase ahead of the MgO/Si product during reaction. Complex composition gradients in the magnesium silicate can lead to tortuous and branching growth of MgO and Si phases as the magnesium silicate is consumed by reaction. In addition, a large residual stress (> 5 GPa) was measured in the MgO/Si product layer formed during reaction of planar quartz. Despite the presence of such a large stress, no distortion or cracking of reacted structures was found to occur after reaction in the temperature range 650-900 °C. XRD-based residual stress measurements and morphological observations of product films on reacted quartz substrates were used to evaluate possible mechanisms of stress relief in the structure. It was found that the migration of MgO to the external surface of the product layer could be correlated to the rate of stress relaxation that occurred in annealed product films. Finally, applications of silica magnesiothermic reduction and derivative processes were studied in the fields of chemical catalysis and optical chemical sensing.

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Electrostatic charge generation in gas-solid fluidized beds is a significant industrial problem. Associated problems include particle agglomeration and particle wall fouling. In the polymerization industry this may result in "sheets" of fused polymer, due to exothermic reaction causing the melting of the polymer, which can fall off and block the distributor plate disrupting fluidizing gas flow. Additionally, blockage of the catalyst feed or the polymer removal system can take place or the product can become non-uniform. All of these problems require shut-down of the reactor which results in lost production time. While this phenomena has been identified for many years, the mechanisms involved are not well understood, especially wall fouling and the distribution of charge within the bed. Isolation of individual parameters such as hydrodynamics, operating conditions, and material involved is necessary to evaluate how each parameter impacts charge generation during fluidization. In this thesis, the fluidization system consisted of a stainless steel column, two online Faraday cups, and a retractable distributor plate. This system allowed for the simultaneous measurement of charge within different regions of the bed: the entrained fine particles, the particles adhered to the column wall, and the bulk of the bed. Additionally, mass and particle size distributions were measured and images of the layer of particles adhered to the column wall were taken for comparison. This allowed for a charge distribution comparison and evaluation of wall fouling. Three different parameters were investigated: duration of fluidization, column wall material, and relative humidity of fluidizing gas. Fluidization time was studied for 15, 30, 60, 120, 180, and 360 min; relative humidity was investigated for 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% relative humidity. Both fluidization time and relative humidity were evaluated at four different fluidization gas velocities, two each in the bubbling and slugging flow regimes. Column wall material was evaluated for a stainless steel and carbon steel column at two gas velocities, one each in the bubbling and slugging flow regimes. Fluidization time was found to influence wall fouling in the bubbling flow regime as the particle layer continued to build as fluidization progressed. In the slugging flow regime, the particle layer developed within 15 minutes of the onset of fluidization. The bubbling flow regime was shown to have a greater capacity for charge generation than the slugging flow regime. This was due to the vigorous mixing in the bubbling flow regime resulting in more particle-particle interactions. Column wall material was shown to influence wall fouling in the slugging flow regime due to the differences in surface roughness of the columns. This was due to the particle-wall contacts resulting in frictional charging which is the predominant charging mechanism in this flow regime. Charge was also impacted in the bubbling flow regime in those particles that were adhered to the column wall. Relative humidity was found to influence wall fouling at the lowest gas velocity tested. However, variations in generation of charge occurred at all fluidization gas velocities tested; the charge-to-mass ratios for the particles adhered to the column wall in the slugging flow regime decreased with high relative humidities. This was due to either the formation of a water film layer on the column wall or instantaneous surface water films on the particles throughout fluidization.

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Orientadores: Marco Aurelio Cremasco, Alexandre de Paula Peres / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T18:40:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Betioli_MarioLuisPenteado_M.pdf: 23779149 bytes, checksum: 6c1ff800d2c4c61f6e72eab4a95e69f2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar a distribuição axial de pressão estática ao longo de um leito fíuidízado circulante (CFB) para diversos valores de velocidade de gás e fluxo mássico de sólidos; para tanto, avaliou-se a influência da concentração de sólidos presente em um escoamento gás-sólido ao longo de todo o CFB, o que possibilitou estudar, em um mesmo sistema, a fluidodinâmica dos reatores downer e riser, de uma seção que os une - uma curva em "U" - assim corno de um sistema de recirculação de sólidos. Os CFBs são utilizados em diversas indústrias, particularmente naquelas que envolvem processos de craqueamento catalítico em leito fluidizado (FCC). O FCC é um processo de refino de petróleo utilizado para aumentar a produção de gasolina e GLP (gás liquefeito de petróleo) de uma refinaria, por meio da conversão de frações pesadas, provenientes da destilação do petróleo (gasóleo e resíduos), em trações mais leves. Os experimentos foram conduzidos em uma planta piloto instalada no Laboratório de Processos em Meios Porosos (LPMP) da DTF/FEQ/UMCAMP, denominada Unidade Multipropósito de Craqueamento Catalítico. Realizaram-se ensaios utilizando vazões de ar iguais a 7,5m3/h, 10m3/h, 15 m3/h, 20 m3/h, 25 m3/h, 30 m3/h alimentadas: i) na entrada do downer; ii) na entrada da curva em "U"; iii) numa combinação da entrada do downer e da entrada da curva era "U". Os fluxos mássicos de sólidos utilizados para cada vazão de ar foram iguais a 0,000kg/m2s, 0,032kg/m2s, 0,076kg/m2s, 0,120kg/m2s, 0,164kg/m2s e 0,208kg/m2s alimentados na entrada do downer. Decorrente deste estudo experimental, além do perfil axial de pressão, foi avaliado um modelo simplificado para a descrição da fluidodinâmica em questão, cujos resultados obtidos para diferença de pressão foram comparados com aqueles obtidos de forma experimental, estes por meio de deflexão / Abstract: The aim of this work is to present the axial distribution of static pressure throughout a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) for diverse values of gas velocity and solids circulation rate; for this, it was evaluated the influence of the present solids concentration in a gas-solid flow throughout the entirety CFB, which made it possible to study, in the same system, the fluid-dynamics of the downer and riser reactors, of a section joining them --- a "IT bend - as well as of a solid recirculation system. The CFBs have been used in several industries, particularly m those involving processes of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC). The FCC is a refining process of petroleum used to increase the gasoline production and LPG {liquefied petroleum gas) of a refinery, by the conversion of weighed fractions, proceeding from petroleum distillation (gasoil and residues), in lighter fractions. The experiments have been led in a pilot plant installed in the Laboratory of Processes in Porous Media (LPMP) of the DTF/FEQ/UNICAMP, called Multipurpose Unit of Catalytic Cracking. Assays have been performed using air flow rates equal to 7,5m³/h, 10m³/h, 15 m³/h, 20 m³/h, 25 m³/h, 30 m³/h fed: i) in the entrance of the downer; ii) in the entrance of the "U" bend; iii) in a combination of the entrance of the downer and the entrance of the "U" bend. The solids circulation rates used for each air flow rate were equal to 0,000kg/m²s, 0,032 kg/m²s, 0.076 kg/m²s, 0,120 kg/m²s, 0,I64 kg/m²s and 0.2O8 kg/m²s fed in the entrance of the downer. Due to this experimental study, besides the pressure axial profile, a simplified pattern for the fluid-dynamics description in question was evaluated, whose results obtained for pressure difference were compared with those obtained through experiments, the latter being by the means of pressure gauge deflection / Mestrado / Engenharia de Processos / Mestre em Engenharia Química

Orientador: Jose de Alencar Simoni / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T10:02:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 OliveiraJunior_NiltonGeraldode_M.pdf: 625277 bytes, checksum: e5c790f33e89db6dc410ed2f7eeef0d2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Neste trabalho apresentam-se os aspectos do desenvolvimento de um sistema para dosagem de gás especialmente projetado para a investigação calorimétrica da adsorção de gases em sólidos. Descrevem-se a concepção e a adequação do sistema de dosagem de gás assim como a metodologia experimental adequada à utilização do referido sistema e os resultados que permitem avaliar seu desempenho. O sistema de dosagem construído consiste em uma linha de vácuo acoplada a um sensor de pressão e uma cela de adsorção dimensionada para ser inserida no calorímetro Thermométric modelo 2277. A adsorção do vapor de etanol em sílica-gel foi escolhida como "processo piloto" para os testes do desempenho do dispositivo devido à facilidade de preparação e condicionamento das substâncias e também ao grande número de dados disponíveis na literatura recente, referente às propriedades físico-químicas desse sistema. Os resultados das isotermas calorimétricas diferenciais, assim como a sistemática de condução dos experimentos nesse trabalho, é devidamente discutida comparativamente aos resultados recentes da literatura. Os resultados apontam para o fato de que o dispositivo funciona bem, dentro das expectativas químicas para o sistema piloto de adsorção utilizado / Abstract: This work presents the development aspects of a gas dosage system specially projected for calorimetric investigation of the gases adsorption onto solids. They describe it conception and the adequacy of the system of dosage of gas as well as the experimental methodology adjusted to the use of the related system and the results that allow to evaluate its performance. The constructed dosage system consists of a line of vacuum connected to a pressure sensor and a dimensioned adsorption cell to be inserted in the Thermométric calorimeter model 2277. The adsorption of the ethanol vapor on silica-gel was chosen as "pilot process" for the tests of the device performance due to easiness of preparation and conditioning of substances and also to great number of available data in recente literature, referring to physical-chemistry properties of this system. The differential calorimetric isothems results as well as the systematics of conduction of the experiments in this work, are duly argued comparativily to the recent results of literature. The results show that the device functions well in respect of the chemical expectations for the adsorption pilot process used / Mestrado / Físico-Química / Mestre em Química