Title :
CFD simulation of separation of two-phase flows systems
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Testing Technol. for Manuf. Process, Southwest Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Mianyang, China
Abstract :
The FLUENT code is employed to perform numerical simulation of two-phase systems. The results of computations made for three-dimensional domain of an oil-water system gravitational separation device are presented. The Virtual Reality option of FLUENT was used for pre- and post processing, which made it possible to set an adequate geometry and sources for the sedimentation problem and to analyze the results after the problem was solved using FLUENT. A built-in option of LVEL turbulence model was used. The fields of pressure, phase volume fractions and velocities are obtained. Residence time distribution is obtained by means of computing scalar tracer concentration distribution after its impulse injection into the inlet.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; flow separation; numerical analysis; sedimentation; turbulence; two-phase flow; CFD simulation; FLUENT code; LVEL turbulence model; flow separation; gravitational separation device; impulse injection; numerical simulation; oil-water system; post processing; preprocessing; pressure fields; residence time distribution; scalar tracer concentration distribution; sedimentation problem; three-dimensional domain; two-phase flows systems; virtual reality option; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Drag; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Sediments; Solid modeling; Separation; Simulation; Two-Phase Flows;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2011 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hohhot
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9436-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2011.5987125
