Development of a Strategy for the Analysis of the Fluid Dynamic Behavior of Sieve Trays for Distillation

• Published in: Computer Aided Chemical Engineering Vol. 53; pp. 469 - 474
• Main Authors: Paredes-Ortiz, Jose Alfredo, Rodríguez-Angeles, Mario Alberto, Vishwakarma, Vineet, Schubert, Markus, Hampel, Uwe, Gómez-Castro, Fernando Israel, May-Vázquez, Mayra Margarita
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: CFD; Eulerian-Eulerian model; Hydrodynamics; Sieve tray; Two-phase flow; CFD; Hydrodynamics; Sieve tray; Two-phase flow; Eulerian-Eulerian model

An Eulerian-Eulerian model was applied to simulate the two-phase flow behaviour in a sieve tray column, i.e., typically used for distillation. Following grid independence, the phase fraction was simulated, which exhibit good agreement with experimental data, especially in the liquid-dominant zones o...