CIESC Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 71 ›› Issue (2): 535-543.DOI: 10.11949/0438-1157.20190534

• Fluid dynamics and transport phenomena • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Measurement of flow characteristics of settler in mixer-settler

Sishi YE1,2(),Qiao TANG2,Yundong WANG2()   

  1. 1.Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Beijing 100083, China
    2.State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2019-05-21 Revised:2019-09-07 Online:2020-02-05 Published:2020-02-05
  • Contact: Yundong WANG

混合澄清槽澄清室内流场特性测量

叶思施1,2(),唐巧2,王运东2()   

  1. 1.中国石化石油化工科学研究院,北京 100083
    2.清华大学化学工程系,化学工程联合国家重点实验室,北京 100084
  • 通讯作者: 王运东
  • 作者简介:叶思施(1990—),女,博士,yesishi1990@126.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(21636004);国家安全学术基金项目(U1530107)

Abstract:

The mixer-settler is widely used in the rare earth solvent extraction process, and the phase separation process in the settler is very important. The velocity flow field in settler was measured by particle image velocimetry(PIV). Different operational parameters were estimated to study the flow characteristics in settler. These parameters were impeller speed in mixer, volume fraction of organic phase, and different baffle designs. The magnitude of velocity vector in settler had positive correlation with the impeller speed, which could be considered as energy input. The volume fraction of organic phase had little influence on the flow pattern. But it changed the flow direction of the aqueous phase, and strengthened the turbulence in settler. Adding baffle is a promising method to improve the performance of settling. The impact of number and position of baffles in settler on flow structure were surveyed and analyzed. Moreover, the entrainment in aqueous outlet was obtained by conductivity meter, giving clues for comparison and optimization of settler.

Key words: settler, flow characteristics, particle image velocimetry, baffle, entrainment

摘要:

混合澄清槽被广泛应用于稀土溶剂萃取过程,在澄清室内的分相过程是非常重要的环节。采用粒子图像测速技术对澄清室内速度流场进行了测量,比较了不同操作参数下,主要包括混合室搅拌转速、油水两相体积分数以及不同挡板设计对澄清室内流场结构的影响。搅拌转速作为能耗输入,与澄清室内速度矢量大小呈正相关关系;增加油相后,对澄清室内流场结构影响不大,但会使得流动方向发生变化,且使得湍动增加。挡板设计是强化澄清室分相性能的重要途径,对不同挡板组合的澄清室设计进行了测量分析,对挡板形状(Ⅴ形与矩形)、挡板数量与安置位置的影响进行了比较,并采用电导率仪获得澄清室水相出口处溶解性总固体浓度,表征油相夹带情况,对不同挡板设计进行了比较和优化。

关键词: 澄清槽, 流动特性, 粒子图像测速技术, 挡板, 油相夹带

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