Supersonic separation technology for natural gas processing: A review

X Cao, J Bian - Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process …, 2019 - Elsevier
Supersonic separation technology is a new approach to condense and separate water,
heavy hydrocarbons and other impurities from natural gas. This paper reviews the research …

[HTML][HTML] Overview: Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase—The experimental science

BE Wyslouzil, J Wölk - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase has been a well-defined area of research
for∼ 120 yr. In this paper, we present an overview of the key experimental and theoretical …

Argon nucleation in a cryogenic supersonic nozzle

S Sinha, A Bhabhe, H Laksmono, J Wölk… - The Journal of …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We have measured pressures p and temperatures T corresponding to the maximum
nucleation rate of argon in a cryogenic supersonic nozzle apparatus where the estimated …

Sensitivity analysis of nucleation and droplet growth models in the prediction of natural gas non-equilibrium condensation in Laval nozzle

W Sun, J Pen, L Niu, Z Jiang, W Hu, L Pan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Supersonic separation is a promising technology for purifying natural gas by removing
impurities like H 2 O and heavy hydrocarbons. The condensation process of natural gas has …

Numerical simulation of binary-gas condensation characteristics in supersonic nozzles

X Cao, W Yang - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Binary-gas condensation characteristics in supersonic nozzles are numerically simulated
using the Euler–Euler two-fluid model with the RSM turbulence model. The effects of carrier …

Unraveling the “pressure effect” in nucleation

J Wedekind, AP Hyvärinen, D Brus, D Reguera - Physical Review Letters, 2008 - APS
The influence of the pressure of a chemically inert carrier gas on the nucleation rate is one of
the biggest puzzles in the research of gas-liquid nucleation. Experiments can show a …

On phase transition in compressible flows: modelling and validation

X Luo, B Prast, MEH Van Dongen… - Journal of fluid …, 2006 - cambridge.org
A physical model for compressible flows with phase transition is described, in which all the
processes of phase transition, ie nucleation, droplet growth, droplet evaporation and de …

Investigation of flow characteristics and the condensation mechanism of ternary mixture in a supersonic nozzle

W Jiang, J Bian, Y Liu, Z Liu, L Teng, G Geng - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2016 - Elsevier
The supersonic condensation process of methane-vapor-nonane mixture was investigated
in a supersonic nozzle. First, the physical model of the ternary mixture of the supersonic …

Forms and applications of the nucleation theorem

D Kashchiev - The Journal of chemical physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The nucleation theorem is a general relation between the nucleation work, the nucleus size,
and the supersaturation or other thermodynamic parameters of the old phase. The theorem …

Nucleation at high pressure. I. Theoretical considerations

CCM Luijten, MEH Van Dongen - The Journal of chemical physics, 1999 - pubs.aip.org
A theoretical approach is presented that accounts for the influence of high pressure
background gases on the vapor-to-liquid nucleation process. The key idea is to treat the …