CFD Simulation of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Columns and Visualization of Eulerian Datasets

Hlawitschka, Mark W.; Chen, Fang; Bart, Hans-Jörg; Hamann, Bernd

doi:10.4230/OASIcs.VLUDS.2011.59

Document

CFD Simulation of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Columns and Visualization of Eulerian Datasets

Authors Mark W. Hlawitschka, Fang Chen, Hans-Jörg Bart, Bernd Hamann

Part of: Volume: Visualization of Large and Unstructured Data Sets: Applications in Geospatial Planning, Modeling and Engineering - Proceedings of IRTG 1131 Workshop 2011 (VLUDS 2011)
Part of: Series: Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license
Publication Date: 2012-10-16

PDF

File

PDF

OASIcs.VLUDS.2011.59.pdf

Filesize: 3.08 MB
12 pages

Document Identifiers

DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.VLUDS.2011.59
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-37410

Subject Classification

Keywords

computational fluid dynamics
multiphase fluid
droplet collision
Eule- rian
path-line

Metrics

Access Statistics
Total Accesses (updated on a weekly basis)

0

PDF Downloads

0

Metadata Views

Abstract

In this joint work, a complete framework for modeling, simulating and visualizing multiphase fluid flow within an extraction column is presented. We first present a volume-of-fluid simulation, which is able to predict the surface of the droplets during coalescence. However, a fast and efficient model is needed for the simulation of a liquid-liquid extraction column due to the high number of occurring droplets. To simulate the velocity and droplet size in a DN32 extraction column, a coupled computational fluid dynamic-population balance model solver is used. The simulation is analyzed using path-line based visualization techniques. A novel semi-automatic re-seeding technique for droplet path-line integration is proposed. With our technique, path-lines of fluid droplets can be re-initialized after contact with the stirring devices. The droplet breakage is captured, allowing the engineer to improve the design of liquid-liquid columns layout.

Cite As Get BibTex

Mark W. Hlawitschka, Fang Chen, Hans-Jörg Bart, and Bernd Hamann. CFD Simulation of Liquid-Liquid Extraction Columns and Visualization of Eulerian Datasets. In Visualization of Large and Unstructured Data Sets: Applications in Geospatial Planning, Modeling and Engineering - Proceedings of IRTG 1131 Workshop 2011. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 27, pp. 59-70, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2012) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.VLUDS.2011.59

Author Details

Mark W. Hlawitschka

Fang Chen

Hans-Jörg Bart

Bernd Hamann

Questions / Remarks / Feedback

Feedback for Dagstuhl Publishing

Thanks for your feedback!

Feedback submitted

Could not send message

Please try again later or send an E-mail