Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for investigation of fluid dynamics in trickle bed reactors and of droplet separation kinetics in packed beds

Magnetic Resonance Imaging technique was used to investigate the fluid dynamics of multiphase flow in two different applications: (a) stationary two-phase flow in trickle beds, and (b) time-dependent droplet separation in granular bed filters. The experiments were carried out with different gas/liqu...

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Published in:Chemical engineering science 2005-11, Vol.60 (22), p.6289-6297
Main Authors: Nguyen, N.L., van Buren, V., von Garnier, A., Hardy, E.H., Reimert, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chemical engineering
Droplet separation
Exact sciences and technology
Filtration
Hydrodynamics of contact apparatus
Liquid-liquid and fluid-solid mechanical separations
MRI
Multiphase flow
Packed bed
Reactors
Trickle bed reactor
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Summary:Magnetic Resonance Imaging technique was used to investigate the fluid dynamics of multiphase flow in two different applications: (a) stationary two-phase flow in trickle beds, and (b) time-dependent droplet separation in granular bed filters. The experiments were carried out with different gas/liquid systems at either atmospheric conditions or at elevated pressure and temperature. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional image data were then evaluated to quantify the porosity profiles and gas/liquid distribution in packed beds. The results compare well with data from integral measurements.
ISSN:0009-2509
1873-4405
DOI:10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.083