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Optimization of the Internal Circulating Fluidized Bed Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Technology

by Xiangxi Du^1,*, Muyun Liu², Yanhua Sun¹

1 School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China
2 Shenzhen Cellauto Automation Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China

* Corresponding Author: Xiangxi Du. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: EFD and Heat Transfer III)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(2), 303-312. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.016242

Received 19 February 2021; Accepted 09 June 2021; Issue published 16 December 2021

Abstract

The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology is analyzed and calculated utilizing the turbulence model and multiphase flow model to explore the performance of internal circulating fluidized beds (ICFB) based on CFD. The three-dimensional simulation method can study the hydrodynamic properties of the ICFB, and the performance of the fluidized bed is optimized. The fluidization performance of the ICFB is improved through the experimental study of the cross-shaped baffle. Then, through the cross-shaped baffle and funnel-shaped baffle placement, the fluidized bed reaches a coupled optimization. The results show that CFD simulation technology can effectively improve the mass transfer efficiency and performance of sewage treatment. The base gap cross-shaped baffle can improve the hydraulic conditions of the fluidized bed and reduce the system energy consumption. The cross-shaped baffle and funnel-shaped baffle can perfect the performance of the reactor and effectively strengthen the treatment in the intense aerobic process of industrial sewage.

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