Numerical Simulation of an Oil Mist Particle Emission and Gas–Oil Separation Device of a Closed Machine Tool in the Post-Environmental Area

Xin Wang, Yuhong Liu, Jinchi Zhao, Yujing Zhou and Fei Wang ()
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Xin Wang: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Yuhong Liu: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Jinchi Zhao: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Yujing Zhou: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Fei Wang: School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-24

Abstract: Owing to the airflow field within airtight machines, oil mist particles escape with the airflow from the machine shell gaps and are emitted externally to the post-environmental area, causing air pollution and threatening workers’ health. The existing local exhaust system is ineffective in capturing oil mist particles. This study proposes a gas–oil separation device that can “in-situ control” the oil mist particles in situ and weaken their outgoing emission and that uses numerical simulations to compare and analyse the emission characteristics of oil mist particles, before and after the addition of the separation device at different exhaust air volumes and particle emission speeds, and to design the structural parameters of the device to improve the separation efficiency of oil mist particles. The structural parameters of the proposed device are designed to improve the separation efficiency of oil mist particles. Studies have shown that for every 200 m 3 /h increase in exhaust air volume, the capture efficiency increases by around 3%, and the particle concentration at the gap in the machine loading door decreases from 9.4 × 10 −7 kg/m 3 to 7.7 × 10 −7 kg/m 3 . The overall escape rate of oil mist particles is in the range of 10–13% after the addition of a pressure relief device. Numerical simulations are performed to analyse the effects of inlet airflow velocity, folding plate spacing, and folding plate angle on the separation efficiency of oil mist particles. Results show that an increase in the inlet velocity of the airflow increases the particle separation efficiency. The most suitable structural parameters for the separation device and the machine are as follows: 60° angle of the folding plate and 30 mm distance between plates, where the separation efficiency is above 80%, and the average separation efficiency is about 86%. The results of this study can be used as a reference for the study of the emission of oil mist particles from enclosed mechanical cutting machines.

Keywords: sealing machine; oil mist particles; escape and emission; gas–water–oil mist separation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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