• Title of article

    On the design of the RTO unit using CFD

  • Author/Authors

    Juan Abantoa، نويسنده , , E-mail the corresponding author، نويسنده , , Marcelo Reggioa، نويسنده , , Corresponding author contact information، نويسنده , , E-mail the corresponding author، نويسنده , , Simon Painchaud-Ouelletb، نويسنده , , E-mail the corresponding author، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    2327
  • To page
    2335
  • Abstract
    The objective of this work is to study alternative designs for a flow mixing tank to be installed ahead of a regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) unit in an asphalt plant. A study of the steady-state flow field in the unit was conducted applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The governing equations (mass, momentum, energy and turbulence) were solved using the commercial code Fluent. The simulation results provided insight into the effectiveness of the numerical predictions of conditions in the mixer and led to practical responses in terms of a better design of the industrial RTO unit.
  • Keywords
    Regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) , Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) , design , Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
  • Journal title
    Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Record number

    1040903