CFD-PB studies on effect of internals on specific interfacial area in a pulsed sieve plate columns

N Sen, KK Singh, AW Patwardhan… - … Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
A CFD model coupled with population balance equations is developed to systematically
study the effects of column internals on specific interfacial area generated in a pulsed sieve …

CFD–PBM simulation of liquid–liquid dispersions in a pump-mixer

H Zhou, X Yu, B Wang, S Jing, W Lan… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The approach coupling computational fluid dynamics and a population balance model
(PBM) was adopted to simulate the hydraulic performance of liquid–liquid dispersions in a …

Hydrodynamic behavior of standard liquid-liquid systems in Oldshue–Rushton extraction column; RSM and ANN modeling

A Ghaemi, A Hemmati, M Asadollahzadeh… - … and Processing-Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims at evaluating the dispersed phase holdup and Sauter mean drop diameter
(d 32) of three liquid-liquid systems in an Oldshue–Rushton pilot column. The systems …

Investigation into Droplet Size Distribution and Turbulent Mixing Enhancement Performance in a Lightnin Static Mixer

H Meng, J Zhang, Y Yu, Y Zhao, D Li… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The CFD–PBM coupled model was utilized to investigate the liquid–liquid turbulent mixing
and enhancement performance in a Lightnin static mixer (LSM). The droplet size distribution …

A CFD‐PBM‐ANN framework to simulate the liquid–liquid two‐phase flow in a pulsed column

B Wang, S Ma, H Zhou, Q Zheng, W Lan, S Jing… - AIChE …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
CFD‐PBM numerical simulation is a powerful tool in the research of droplet swarm behavior.
In this work, an artificial neural network (ANN) based droplet breakage frequency function is …

CFD-PBM Simulation of Sauter Mean Diameter in a Stirred Sieve-Plate Extraction Column

S Yuan, D Yao, T Liu, H Yin, Z Chen - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
A computational fluid dynamics-population balance model (CFD-PBM)-coupled simulation
method was established to simulate the Sauter mean diameter (d 32) in a stirred sieve-plate …

Determination of mass transfer coefficient in an L-shaped pulsed column with sieve-plate structure: Application of best-fit technique, drop size distribution, and forward …

M Saremi, R Torkaman, J Safdari, V Rafiei… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mass transfer coefficient in extraction columns is extremely affected by the size of the
droplets. Among the available models to describe the extraction columns, only the forward …

Computational fluid dynamics modelling to predict axial dispersion in pulsatile liquid-liquid two-phase flow in pulsed sieve plate columns

N Sen, KK Singh, AW Patwardhan… - Solvent Extraction and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used to predict continuous phase axial
dispersion coefficient for liquid-liquid two-phase flow in a pulsed-sieve plate column (PSPC) …

Hydrodynamics aspects of asymmetric rotating impeller columns at different scales

SP Hinge, AW Patwardhan - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Scale-up of the liquid-liquid extraction columns like asymmetric rotating impeller column
(ARIC) from laboratory to industry is an expensive procedure in terms of resources …

The shape shapes the interfacial liquid-liquid mass transfer: CFD simulations for single spherical and ellipsoidal drops

S Sarkar, KK Singh, KT Shenoy - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
A CFD model is presented to understand internal circulation vortices induced in spherical
and ellipsoidal drops by an external flowing immiscible liquid and the ensuing effect on …