摘要
Three different types of gas distributors were used in an external loop airlift slurry reactor to investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics. To predict the important hydrodynamic parameters, such as the total gas holdup, the slurry circulating velocity, the bubble size distribution, and the slip velocity between the gas phase and the slurry phase, the correlations are developed. The calculated results fit the experimental data very well. According to the influence of the solid holdup on the bubble size, the fluid flow in the reactor can be divided into two regimes, while a 10% value is regarded as the critical solid holdup value. When εs is≤10%, the bubble size is determined by both the gas phase and the slurry phase. When εs is ≥10%, the bubble size is determined mainly by the slurry phase. By analyzing the relationship between the slip velocity and the gas holdup, the bubble coalescence plays a key role in the slurry reactor.
Three different types of gas distributors were used in an external loop airlift slurry reactor to investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics. To predict the important hydrodynamic parameters, such as the total gas holdup, the slurry circulating velocity, the bubble size distribution, and the slip velocity between the gas phase and the slurry phase, the correlations are developed. The calculated results fit the experimental data very well. According to the influence of the solid holdup on the bubble size, the fluid flow in the reactor can be divided into two regimes, while a 10% value is regarded as the critical solid holdup value. When εs is≤10%, the bubble size is determined by both the gas phase and the slurry phase. When εs is ≥10%, the bubble size is determined mainly by the slurry phase. By analyzing the relationship between the slip velocity and the gas holdup, the bubble coalescence plays a key role in the slurry reactor.
