Bench Tests and CFD Simulations of Liquid–Gas Phase Separation Modeling with Simultaneous Liquid Transport and Mechanical Foam Destruction

Paweł Tomtas, Amadeusz Skwiot, Elżbieta Sobiecka, Andrzej Obraniak, Katarzyna Ławińska and Tomasz P. Olejnik
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Paweł Tomtas: Mysak Group Sp. z o.o. sp. k., ul. Strzeszynska 125, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
Amadeusz Skwiot: Mysak Group Sp. z o.o. sp. k., ul. Strzeszynska 125, 60-479 Poznań, Poland
Elżbieta Sobiecka: Institute of Natural Products and Cosmetics, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 171/173, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Andrzej Obraniak: Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Katarzyna Ławińska: Łukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Leather Industry, Zgierska 73, 91-462 Lodz, Poland
Tomasz P. Olejnik: Institute of Analysis and Food Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: This paper presents simulation and bench test results for a special type of centrifugal pump that enables the transport of dispersive foaming liquids and simultaneous separation of the liquid phase. During the design phase, CFD (Computer Fluid Dynamics) simulations were performed using Ansys Fluent. The simulations covered changing the operating parameters of the pump (mass/volume flow rate), pressure analysis for the first impeller, and structural optimization of the pump components. In the second stage of the research, the pump and a measuring station were constructed to validate the results of the numerical simulations.

Keywords: defoaming pump; foam; CFD simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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