Characterization of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Expanded Metal Meshes for Catalytic Processes

Marzena Iwaniszyn (), Katarzyna Sindera, Anna Gancarczyk, Bartosz Leszczyński, Mateusz Korpyś, Mikołaj Suwak, Andrzej Kołodziej and Przemysław J. Jodłowski
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Marzena Iwaniszyn: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Katarzyna Sindera: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Anna Gancarczyk: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Bartosz Leszczyński: M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
Mateusz Korpyś: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Mikołaj Suwak: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Andrzej Kołodziej: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Przemysław J. Jodłowski: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Kraków University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: In this work, three raised expanded metal meshes (EMMs) differing in mesh size were tested experimentally with regard to their flow and transport properties. Empirical equations for the Nusselt number and Fanning friction factor were developed. Alongside the experiments, simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models were used to simulate the pressure drop and heat transfer coefficients within EMMs. Finally, the Performance Efficiency Criterion (PEC) was applied to compare EMMs with other reactor packings.

Keywords: heat transfer; flow resistance; expanded metal mesh; structured reactor; CFD modelling (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: 2022
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