A Comparison Between Lattice-Boltzmann and Finite-Element Simulations of Fluid Flow in Static Mixer Reactors

D. Kandhai (), D. J.-E. Vidal (), A. G. Hoekstra (), H. Hoefsloot (), P. Iedema () and P. M. A. Sloot ()
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D. Kandhai: University of Amsterdam, Faculty for Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, and Astronomy, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
D. J.-E. Vidal: University of Amsterdam, Department of Chemical Engineering, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. G. Hoekstra: University of Amsterdam, Faculty for Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, and Astronomy, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
H. Hoefsloot: University of Amsterdam, Department of Chemical Engineering, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P. Iedema: University of Amsterdam, Department of Chemical Engineering, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P. M. A. Sloot: University of Amsterdam, Faculty for Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, and Astronomy, Kruislaan 403, 1098 SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1998, vol. 09, issue 08, 1123-1128

Abstract: We present a comparison between the finite-element and the lattice-Boltzmann method for simulating fluid flow in a SMRX static mixer reactor. The SMRX static mixer is a piece of equipment with excellent mixing performance and it is used in highly efficient chemical reactors for viscous systems like polymers. The complex geometry of this mixer makes such 3D simulations nontrivial. An excellent agreement between the results of the two simulation methods and experimental data was found.

Keywords: Static Mixer Reactor; Lattice-Boltzmann; Finite-Element Method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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