刚柔组合桨强化流体混合的实验与数值模拟分析-experimental and numerical simulation analysis of fluid mixing enhanced by rigid-flexible combined paddle.docxVIP

ABSTRACTAn impeller is one of the most significant components of mixing equipment, because it provides energy and ensures a suitable flow state in mixing process. Thus, a rational design of impeller is an important factor to improve efficiency and conserve energy in fluid mixing. Research shows that the energy dissipation of stirred reactor exists at the outer edge of blade and behind trailing vortex, and accounts for approximately 70% energy input of impeller. A traditional rigid impeller is made up of rigid material, and transmits energy by fluid shearing and coalescing, which results in high energy consumption and low mixing efficiency. Meanwhile, a rigid-flexible impeller draws energy from vortex, which increases the mixing efficiency through interaction between flexible blade and surrounding fluid.A direct relationship between blade structure and fluid mixing efficiency has been observed, and a bonding force exists between fluid and flexible blade. The flexible blade deforms and moves because of fluid load. The deformation and movement of flexible blade affect flow field in turn, which causes a change in the fluid load and influences the fluid movement. Thus, fluid-structure coupling interaction analysis can be conducted to guide the design of rigid-flexible impeller and to study the fluid mixing process.Tap water and tap water-air were employed as working fluid. With the help of software Matlab and wavelet analysis, the LEmax of system was calculated with collected pressure fluctuation signals and torque time series, which was used to analyze the chaotic characteristics of fluid. The mixing time and the mixing behavior were observed by iodine liquid decolorization visualization technology, and the impeller power was calculated by shaft torque method, which was used to analyze the macro mixing performance of fluid. The velocity rate characteristics, the gas-liquid dispersion characteristics of flow field, and the total deformation, the equivalent stress of blad