Abstract
Useful correlations were derived for the prediction of available gas holdup data in air-water systems, using the operational and geometric parameters of airlift reactors only. To successfully consider the geometric difference between various types of airlift reactors, the characteristic distance (Dch) and the gas separation area (As) were defined as geometric parameters, respectively. The riser gas holdup (εr) in various types of airlift reactors was satisfactorily correlated with the operational and geometric parameters, such as the riser superficial gas velocity (UGr), a parameter containing the ratio of the top clearance to downcomer length (1+Ct/Ld), the characteristic distance to downcomer length ratio (Dch/Ld), the downcomer to riser cross-sectional area ratio (Ad/Ar), the ratio of the gas separation area to riser cross-sectional area (As/Ar), and the bottom to downcomer cross-sectional area ratio (Ab/Ad). The downcomer gas holdup in various types of airlift reactors was well correlated by a nonlinear equation involving εr, Dch/Ld, Ad/Ar, Ab/Ad, (1+Ct/Ld), and As/Ar.
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Abbreviations
- A:
-
cross-sectional area [m2]
- a:
-
constant
- b:
-
constant
- C1 :
-
\({\rm{constant =}}{{3{\rm{n}} + 1} \over {{\rm{n}} + 1}}\)
- C2 :
-
constant
- Cb :
-
bottom clearance [m]
- Cs :
-
dry weight solids per volume of suspension [%]
- Ct :
-
top clearance [m]
- D:
-
diameter [m]
- Dch :
-
characteristic distance [m]
- Fr’:
-
\({\rm{Froude number = U}}_{Gr}^2/({\rm{g}}\phi)\)
- g:
-
gravitational acceleration [m s−2]
- h:
-
piezometer reading [m]
- H:
-
height [m]
- Hd :
-
aerated liquid height [m]
- HL :
-
unaerated liquid height [m]
- k:
-
consistency index in a power-law model [Pa sn]
- L:
-
length [m]
- Lc :
-
length of connection pipe [m]
- Lh :
-
distance between connection pipe axes [m]
- M:
-
\({\rm{Morton number}} = {\rm{g}}\mu _L^4/({\rho _L}{\sigma ^3})\)
- n:
-
flow index in a power-law model
- PG/VL :
-
power input per volume of degassed liquid [kw m−3]
- S:
-
separator to downcomer volume ratio
- TVR :
-
volume ratio
- td :
-
thickness of draft tube [m]
- VL :
-
liquid volume [m3]
- VLr :
-
mean liquid velocity in riser [m s−1]
- UGr :
-
superficial gas velocity in riser [m s−1]
- ULr :
-
superficial liquid velocity in riser [m s−1]
- W:
-
width [m]
- Z:
-
height of pressure tap [m]
- ε :
-
gas holdup
- ν g :
-
kinematic gas viscosity [Pa s]
- ν N 2 :
-
kinematic nitrogen viscosity [Pa s]
- μ :
-
viscosity [Pa s]
- μ eff :
-
effective viscosity [Pa s]
- ρ :
-
density [kg m−3]
- σ :
-
surface tension [N m−1]
- ϕ :
-
orifice size [m]
- c:
-
column
- co:
-
for Lc=0.50m
- d:
-
downcomer or draft tube or vertical baffle
- G:
-
gas
- L:
-
liquid
- r:
-
riser
- s:
-
gas-liquid separator or gas separation
- W:
-
water
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Choi, K.H. Prediction of gas holdup in various types of airlift reactors. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 1781–1790 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0822-4
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