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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 50, 2013
TRACER 6 - The 6th International Conference on Tracers and Tracing Methods
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| Article Number | 01002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Process Equipment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135001002 | |
| Published online | 28 May 2013 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135001002
Investigation of liquid phase axial dispersion in Taylor bubble flow by radiotracer residence time distribution analysis
1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences [PIEAS], P.O Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Isotope Applications Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology [PINSTECH], P.O Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
3 Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA], Vienna, Austria
A gas-liquid Taylor bubble flow occurs in small diameter channels in which gas bubbles are separated by slugs of pure liquid. This type of flow regime is well suited for solid catalyzed gas-liquid reactors in which the reaction efficiency is a strong function of axial dispersion in the regions of pure liquid. This paper presents an experimental study of liquid phase axial dispersion in a Taylor bubble flow developed in a horizontal tube using high speed photography and radiotracer residence time distribution (RTD) analysis. A parametric dependence of axial dispersion on average volume fraction of gas phase was also investigated by varying the relative volumetric flow rates of the two phases. 137mBa produced from a 137Cs/137mBa radionuclide generator was used as radiotracer and measurements were made using the NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors. Validation of 137mBa in the form of barium chloride as aqueous phase radiotracer was also carried out. Axial Dispersion Model (ADM) was used to simulate the hydrodynamics of the system and the results of the experiment are presented. It was observed that the system is characterized by very high values of Peclet Number (Pe∼102) which reveals an approaching plug type flow. The experimental and model estimated values of mean residence times were observed in agreement with each other.
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