By using a hybrid lattice-Boltzmann–finite-difference method(hybrid LBM–FDM method),three-dimensional simulations of solutal interfacial convection were conducted for the process of CO2absorption into ethanol.A self...By using a hybrid lattice-Boltzmann–finite-difference method(hybrid LBM–FDM method),three-dimensional simulations of solutal interfacial convection were conducted for the process of CO2absorption into ethanol.A self-renewal interface model is adopted as an interfacial perturbation model.The simulation results revealed some three-dimensional features of the induced interfacial convection,such as the development of diverging cellular flow and Rayleigh plume-like convection in liquid phase.The concentration distribution of the simulation result is validated and found to be in well agreement with the Schlieren visualization results qualitatively.Additionally,the mass transfer enhancements by interfacial convection were investigated via both simulation and experiment for the absorption process,and the mass transfer is shown to be enhanced by the interfacial convection by about two-fold comparing with that by diffusion.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20736005)
文摘By using a hybrid lattice-Boltzmann–finite-difference method(hybrid LBM–FDM method),three-dimensional simulations of solutal interfacial convection were conducted for the process of CO2absorption into ethanol.A self-renewal interface model is adopted as an interfacial perturbation model.The simulation results revealed some three-dimensional features of the induced interfacial convection,such as the development of diverging cellular flow and Rayleigh plume-like convection in liquid phase.The concentration distribution of the simulation result is validated and found to be in well agreement with the Schlieren visualization results qualitatively.Additionally,the mass transfer enhancements by interfacial convection were investigated via both simulation and experiment for the absorption process,and the mass transfer is shown to be enhanced by the interfacial convection by about two-fold comparing with that by diffusion.
