A CFD STUDY ON THE SOLIDS SUSPENSION IN POLYMERIZATION REACTORS

CFD를 이용한 고분자 반응기내 입자 부유에 관한 연구

  • 차효숙 (LG화학기술연구원 CRD연구소) ;
  • 송현섭 (LG화학기술연구원 CRD연구소) ;
  • 한상필 (LG화학기술연구원 CRD연구소)
  • Published : 2005.10.01

Abstract

This article has investigated the spatial distribution of the solid particles in polymerization reactors using CFD analysis (FLUENT v. 6.2.1). The suspension of the solids in stirred reactors is affected by a number of parameters including particle diameter, vessel shape, impeller size, impeller speed, and rotating direction of stirrer. The degree of solids suspension in the vessel was quantified with a statistical average value, ${\sigma}^2$. The best stirring conditions were determined based on ${\sigma}^2$, which was found to depend on the vessel bottom shape.

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