混合澄清槽内流动的测量与模拟-化学工程专业论文.docxVIP

ABSTRACT Mixer-settler is one of the most widely used extraction equipment in rare earth industry with the advantages such as stable operation, high stage-efficiency, simple structure and easy scale-up. Study on fluid dynamic performance of mixer-settler helps to intensify the extraction process, improve the separation efficiency and carry out the design of new high-efficient extraction equipments. In this paper, PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) measurement for the flow field and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations are used to investigate the box-type mixer-settlers for fluid flow. The influence of many factors on impeller performance is discussed and a novel impeller is proposed to improve suction and mixing capability. Firstly, the mixer-settler in rare earth industry is simulated by Fluent software. Velocity vectors are used to reveal the flow characteristics and analysis for turbulent energy is carried out. And power, head and mixing time is calculated to evaluate the performance of BSTRRB used in industry. The results show that the phenomenon that the fluid at the top of mixer flows at low velocities and mixing time is too much longer exists in the industrial mixer-settler, which is the question to be resolved in the laboratorial study. Secondly, PIV measurements for flow field in the laboratorial mixer-settler are carried out. The effect of baffles and the upper plate, impeller diameter and impeller type on the flow field is studied. Results show that baffles increases the turbulence effectively and impeller diameter has a direct influence on the range of circulation. Impeller type decides the structure of flow field. Under the same installation height condition, BSTRTB makes the mixer to be an axial flow field, while TSTRTB leads to a radial flow field. Meanwhile，PIV results can be used for the validation of CFD simulation in the subsequent work. Finally, CFD simulations for the laboratorial mixer-settler are performed. The effect of baffles and t