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Optimizing conical nozzle of venturi ejector in ejector loop reactor using computational fluid dynamics

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The structure of a conical nozzle is critical to the gas induction of a venturi ejector. In this work, the effect of nozzle structure on the gas induction was investigated by means of multiphase CFD and validating experiments. Under different structures, the maximal gas induction was obtained through analyzing the nozzle outlet velocity (NOV), nozzle inlet velocity (NIV), as well as nozzle shrinking angle (NSA). The simulated inlet pressure is positively proportional to inlet flow rate, which is in good agreement with experimental results. The simulated results reveal that the inlet pressure and gas induction increase with the increasing NOV. Considering the operational characteristics of centrifugal pump, the recommended NOV is about 21.8 m/s. NIV and NSA show little impact on gas induction and inlet pressure. Based on the pipeline energy consumption, the recommended NIV is the same as the outlet velocity of centrifugal pump. The recommended NSA is about 20o to obtain the maximal gas induction.

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This research was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2020QN51).

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P. R. China

    Enle Xu & Xiaofeng Jiang

  2. Chinese National Engineering Research Center of Coal Preparation and Purification, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, China

    Enle Xu & Xiaofeng Jiang

  3. Weihai New Era Chemical Machinery Co., LTD, Weihai, 264200, P. R. China

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Xu, E., Jiang, X. & Ding, L. Optimizing conical nozzle of venturi ejector in ejector loop reactor using computational fluid dynamics. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 37, 1829–1835 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0607-1

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