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Investigation on High-Viscosity Chemical Waste Liquid Atomizer Based on VOF-DPM

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  • Haoyu Ou

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Lei Su

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Yang Shi

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Shijie Ruan

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210037, China)

Abstract

The viscosity of adiponitrile waste liquid is as high as 1000 cp. It is challenging to spray and atomize the waste liquid normally. Based on the coaxial three-channel pneumatic atomizer, a two-stage supersonic steam atomizer is proposed in this paper, and the atomization process is simulated by Fluent software. Compared with the traditional atomization simulation method, the Volume-of-Fluid to Discrete-Phase-Model (VOF-DPM) bi-directional coupling model and Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) technology can save mesh and improve the computational efficiency. The atomization processes of primary breakup and secondary breakup are entirely captured and analyzed. The results show that the Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD) is about 116–180 μm, the SMD decreases with the increase of steam inlet absolute pressure, and the atomization quality can meet the combustion requirements. This study can be used for the performance optimization of the high-viscosity liquid atomizers in the chemical and aerospace industry and shorten the time engineers spend in the simulation calculation to verify the rationality of the structure.

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  • Haoyu Ou & Lei Su & Yang Shi & Shijie Ruan, 2023. "Investigation on High-Viscosity Chemical Waste Liquid Atomizer Based on VOF-DPM," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:7:p:3109-:d:1110706
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