Fundamentals and applications of CFD technology on analyzing falling film heat and mass exchangers: A comprehensive review

T Wen, L Lu, W He, Y Min - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Falling film driven by gravity finds wide application in various industry areas, such as
refrigeration, chemical engineering and desalination. The liquid film flows along the solid …

Ore agglomeration behavior and its key controlling factors in heap leaching of low-grade copper minerals

L Wang, S Yin, A Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The particle segregation, stratification, excessive feed size of non-agglomerated heaps
chronically leads to poor heap permeability and leaching efficiency. Thus, owing to well …

Three-dimensional characterisation of pore networks and fluid flow in segregated heaps in the presence of crushed ore and agglomerates

L Wang, X Zhang, S Yin, X Zhang, P Liu, I Ilankoon - Hydrometallurgy, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the differences in ore feeds and stacking procedures, segregated pore networks are
commonly observed in industrial heap leaching operations, which strongly affect the pore …

A mesoscale 3D CFD analysis of the liquid flow in a rotating packed bed

P Xie, X Lu, H Ding, X Yang, D Ingham, L Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rotating packed beds (RPBs), as a type of process intensification technology, are promising
to be employed as high-efficiency CO 2 absorbers. However, the detailed understanding of …

Modelling of CO2 absorption in a rotating packed bed using an Eulerian porous media approach

X Lu, P Xie, DB Ingham, L Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rotating packed bed (RPB) is a promising reactor for CO 2 capture with liquid amine
because of its high mass transfer rate and energy and space savings. The CFD simulations …

Effect of contact angle on spreading of refrigerant mixture over the vertical cylinder

AY Sakhnov, OA Volodin, NI Pecherkin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper presents 3D numerical modeling of spreading dynamics of R21 (mol. fraction:
0.9) and R114 refrigerant mixture film. We considered an outer flow along a round vertical …

Wind-induced phenomena in long-span cable-supported bridges: a comparative review of wind tunnel tests and computational fluid dynamics modelling

Y Zhang, P Cardiff, J Keenahan - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Engineers, architects, planners and designers must carefully consider the effects of wind in
their work. Due to their slender and flexible nature, long-span bridges can often experience …

Hydrodynamics of countercurrent flows in a structured packed column: Effects of initial wetting and dynamic contact angle

RK Singh, J Bao, C Wang, Y Fu, Z Xu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational countercurrent flow investigation in the structured packed column is a
multiscale problem. Multiphase flow studies using the volume of fluid (VOF) method in the …

Numerical analysis of the influence of packing corrugation angle on the flow and mass transfer characteristics of cryogenic distillation

C Gu, S Hu, X Zhi, S Zhu, L Qiu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The corrugation angle of structured packing is an important structural parameter that affects
the mass transfer efficiency and pressure drop of distillation process. However, at present …

Investigation of countercurrent flow profile and liquid holdup in random packed column with local CFD data

Y Fu, J Bao, R Singh, C Wang, Z Xu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Liquid holdup and mass transfer area are critical parameters for packed column design and
CO 2 capture efficiency prediction. In this paper, a framework was established for modeling …