Empirical correlation of volumetric mass transfer coefficient for a rectangular internal-loop airlift bioreactor

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean X. Liu ◽  
Slawomir W. Hermanowicz
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Empirical Correlation ◽  
Airlift Bioreactor ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Internal Loop

scholarly journals Gas–liquid mass transfer characteristics of aviation fuel scrubbing in an aircraft fuel tank

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Chaoyue ◽  
Feng Shiyu ◽  
Xu Lei ◽  
Peng Xiaotian ◽  
Yan Yan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Oxygen Concentration ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
Aviation Fuel ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen Concentration ◽  
Liquid Mass Transfer

AbstractDissolved oxygen evolving from aviation fuel leads to an increase in the oxygen concentration in an inert aircraft fuel tank ullage that may increase the flammability of the tank. Aviation fuel scrubbing with nitrogen-enriched air (NEA) can largely reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen and counteract the adverse effect of oxygen evolution. The gas–liquid mass transfer characteristics of aviation fuel scrubbing are investigated using the computational fluid dynamics method, which is verified experimentally. The effects of the NEA bubble diameter, NEA superficial velocity and fuel load on oxygen transfer between NEA and aviation fuel are discussed. Findings from this work indicate that the descent rate of the average dissolved oxygen concentration, gas holdup distribution and volumetric mass transfer coefficient increase with increasing NEA superficial velocity but decrease with increasing bubble diameter and fuel load. When the bubble diameter varies from 1 to 4 mm, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 18.46%, the gas holdup is 8.73%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 81.45%. When the NEA superficial velocities varies from 0.04 to 0.10 m/s, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 146.77%, the gas holdup is 77.14%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 175.38%. When the fuel load varies from 35 to 80%, the maximum change of descent rate of dissolved oxygen concentration is 21.15%, the gas holdup is 49.54%, the oxygen volumetric mass transfer coefficient is 44.57%. These results provide a better understanding of the gas and liquid mass transfer characteristics of aviation fuel scrubbing in aircraft fuel tanks and can promote the optimal design of fuel scrubbing inerting systems.

Mass Transfer Coefficients during Steel Decarburization in a RH Degasser

2008 ◽  
Vol 273-276 ◽  
pp. 679-684
Author(s):  
Roberto Parreiras Tavares ◽  
André Afonso Nascimento ◽  
Henrique Loures Vale Pujatti
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Vacuum Chamber ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Gas Flow Rate ◽  
Rh Process ◽  
Kinetics Of

The RH process is a secondary refining process that can simultaneously attain significant levels of removal of interstitial elements, such as carbon, nitrogen and hydrogen, from liquid steel. In the RH process, the decarburization rate plays a very important role in determining the productivity of the equipment. The kinetics of this reaction is controlled by mass transfer in the liquid phase. In the present work, a physical model of a RH degasser has been built and used in the study of the kinetics of decarburization. The effects of the gas flow rate and of the configurations of the nozzles used in the injection of the gas have been analyzed. The decarburization reaction of liquid steel was simulated using a reaction involving CO2 and caustic solutions. The concentration of CO2 in the solution was evaluated using pH measurements. Based on the experimental results, it was possible to estimate the reaction rate constant. A volumetric mass transfer coefficient was then calculated based on these rate constants and on the circulation rate of the liquid. The logarithm of the mass transfer coefficient showed a linear relationship with the logarithm of the gas flow rate. The slope of the line was found to vary according to the relevance of the reaction at the free surface in the vacuum chamber. A linear relationship between the volumetric mass transfer coefficient and the nozzle Reynolds number was also observed. The slopes of the lines changed according to the relative importance of the two reaction sites, gas-liquid interface in the upleg snorkel and in the vacuum. At higher Reynolds number, the reaction in the vacuum chamber tends to be more significant.

Volumetric mass transfer coefficient in the fermenter agitated by Rushton turbines of various diameters in coalescent batch

2019 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 968-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radim Petříček ◽  
Tomáš Moucha ◽  
Tomáš Kracík ◽  
František Jonáš Rejl ◽  
Lukáš Valenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient

scholarly journals Numerical study of the hydrodynamics and mass transfer in the external loop airlift reactor

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-34
Author(s):  
Predrag Kojic ◽  
Jovana Kojic ◽  
Milada Pezo ◽  
Jelena Krulj ◽  
Lato Pezo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Airlift Reactor ◽  
Volumetric Mass Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Cfd Model ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
Liquid Mass ◽  
External Loop ◽  
Liquid Mass Transfer

The objective of this study was to investigate the hydrodynamics and the gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient of an external-loop airlift reactor (ELAR). The ELAR was operated in three cases: different inlet velocities of fluids, different alcohols solutions (water, 0.5% methanol, 0.5% ethanol, 0.5% propanol and 0.5% butanol) and different concentration of methanol in solutions (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 2% and 5%). The influence of superficial gas velocity and various diluted alcohol solutions on hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient of the ELAR was studied. Experimentally, the gas hold-up, liquid velocities and volumetric mass transfer coefficient values in the riser and the downcomer were obtained from the literature source. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed, based on two-phase flow, investigating different liquids regarding surface tension, assuming the ideal gas flow, applying the finite volume method and Eulerian-Eulerian model. The volumetric mass transfer coefficient was determined using CFD model, as well as artificial neural network model. The effects of liquid parameters and gas velocity on the characteristics of the gas-liquid mass transfer were simulated. These models were compared with appropriate experimental results. CFD model successfully succeed to simulate the influence of different alcohols regarding the number of C-atoms on hydrodynamics and mass transfer.

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