Effect of L/D Ratio on Phase Holdup and Bubble Dynamics in Slurry Bubble Column using Optical Fiber Probe Measurements
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Saba A. Gheni
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Yasser I. Abdulaziz
Abstract
In this investigation, time average local gas holdup and bubble dynamic data were achieved for three L/D ratios of slurry bubble column. The examined ratios were 3, 4 and 5 in 18″ diameter slurry bubble column. Air-water-glass bead system was used with superficial gas velocity up to 0.24 m/s. The gas holdup was measured using four tips optical fiber probe technique. The results showed that the gas holdup increases almost linearly with the superficial gas velocity in 0.08 m/s and levels off with a further increase of velocity. A comparison of the present data with those reported for other slurry bubble column having diameters greater than 18″ and L/D higher than 5 was made. The results indicated a little effect of diameter on the gas holdup. A local, section-averaged gas holdup increases with increasing superficial gas velocity, while the effect of solid loading are less significant than that of the superficial gas velocity. Chaos analysis was used to analyze the slurry system.
Funding source: Chemical Security Programh
Award Identifier / Grant number: 18625
Funding statement: Chemical Security Program “18625”.
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- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Adsorption Properties of Arc Produced Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Bovine Serum Albumin
- Experimental Study and Mathematical Modeling of Propane-SCR-NOx Using Group Method of Data Handling and Artificial Neural Network
- Experimental and Kinetic Study of Esterification of Acrylic Acid with Ethanol Using Homogeneous Catalyst
- Synthesis of Butyl Acetate in a Membrane Reactor in a Flow-Through Mode
- Heat Transfer Enhancement Around a Cylinder – A CFD Study of Effect of Corner Radius and Prandtl Number
- CFD Modeling with Experimental Validation of the Internal Hydrodynamics in a Pilot-Scale Slurry Bubble Column Reactor
- Computational Simulation of Mixing Performance in the Circulating Jet Mixing Tank
- In Situ Gasification Chemical Looping Combustion of Coal Using the Mixed Oxygen Carrier of Natural Anhydrite Ore and Calcined Limestone
- Effect of L/D Ratio on Phase Holdup and Bubble Dynamics in Slurry Bubble Column using Optical Fiber Probe Measurements
