Numerical investigation of effect of geometric parameters on performance of rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor

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The objective of this paper is to discuss the influence of geometric parameters on the performance of the rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor (RHCR) using numerical method. The novel RHCR is implemented by modifying a centrifugal impeller into a new one using the annular slit constriction (ASC) with circumferentially distributed blind holes. The cavitation intensity and cavitation generation rate are selected to evaluate the cavitation performance, the head is used to assess conveying performance, and the entropy generation theory is used to evaluate the energy loss in the impeller. The effect of the axial width, radial length and radial position of the ASC on the cavitating flow of the RHCR is investigated by CFD method. The results indicate that three patterns of cavitation are induced in the RHCR, including separation cavitation, vortex cavitation and shear cavitation. The axial width, radial length and radial position of the ASC are the important geometric parameter that affect the performance of the RHCR. A small width is superior to a large width in terms of cavitation performance, although the conveying performance suffers as a result. The energy loss in the impeller initially increases and then decreases as the width decreases. Both a reduction in radial length and radial position leads to higher cavitation and conveying capacity, accompanying slight increase in energy loss. Compared to the original model, the RHCR with an axial width of 3 mm, a radial length of 17 mm, and a radial position of 0.541 achieves the highest performance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Ultrasonics sonochemistry - 103(2024) vom: 26. Feb., Seite 106790

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Renyong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lingbo [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cavitation performance
Conveying performance
Entropy generation
Geometric parameters
Journal Article
Numerical simulation
Rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor

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Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.106790

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368253309