This work concerns the characterization of turbulent flow underlying the mixing phenomenon in a static mixer-reactor HEV (high-efficiency vortex). An experimental test section made of a cylindrical tube equipped with seven rows of vortex generators was designed and constructed for this purpose. Each row has four vortex generators fixed symmetrically on the tube wall. This new type of mixer generates coherent structures in the form of longitudinal counter-rotative vortices. The resulting flow enhances radial mass transfer and thus facilitates the dispersion and mixing of the particles. The energy cost of this mixer is 1000 times less than that of other mixers for a given interface area [1, 2]. The aim of this work is to study numerically and experimentally the turbulence structure of the flow generated by the mixer, in particular the more energetic structures present in the base flow. Numerical simulations of the velocity distribution and turbulence levels inside the static mixer were conducted for various turbulence models by using the commercial mesh-generator code Gambit coupled with the CFD package Fluent. Attention was focused on the evolution and distribution of the rate of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation as the underlying mechanism for turbulent mixing. Experiments were carried out on the test section in a flow loop by using LDA. Mean and turbulent quantities were measured and numerical results were compared with experimental results. This study provides a basis for understanding the physical mechanisms in the mixing and homogenising of the flow and therefore the efficiency of the mixer.
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ASME 2006 2nd Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting Collocated With the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 17–20, 2006
Miami, Florida, USA
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- Fluids Engineering Division
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0-7918-4750-0
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Enhancement of Turbulent Mixing by Embedded Longitudinal Vorticity: A Numerical Study and Experimental Comparison
Hakim Mohand Kaci,
Hakim Mohand Kaci
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
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Thierry Lemenand,
Thierry Lemenand
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
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Dominique Della Valle,
Dominique Della Valle
ENITIAA, Nantes, France
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Hassan Peerhossaini
Hassan Peerhossaini
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
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Hakim Mohand Kaci
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
Thierry Lemenand
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
Dominique Della Valle
ENITIAA, Nantes, France
Hassan Peerhossaini
CNRS-UMR, Nantes, France
Paper No:
FEDSM2006-98367, pp. 115-125; 11 pages
Published Online:
September 5, 2008
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Mohand Kaci, H, Lemenand, T, Della Valle, D, & Peerhossaini, H. "Enhancement of Turbulent Mixing by Embedded Longitudinal Vorticity: A Numerical Study and Experimental Comparison." Proceedings of the ASME 2006 2nd Joint U.S.-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting Collocated With the 14th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 1: Symposia, Parts A and B. Miami, Florida, USA. July 17–20, 2006. pp. 115-125. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2006-98367
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