Numerical Simulation of Mass Transfer in the Liquid Phase of the Bubble Layer of a Thermal Deaerator

摘要

On the basis of one-dimensional diffusion model of the flow structure and boundary layer theory, a method for calculating the mass transfer of dissolved oxygen in the liquid phase of the bubble layer of a thermal deaerator is developed. Mass transfer with the bulk source of mass has been considered, wherein the basic parameter is mass-transfer coefficient. A model of pseudo laminar boundary layer on the bubble surface is proposed, and the possibility of calculating of mass-transfer coefficient from bubbles in the mass source of diffusion model is shown, taking into account the gas content and external turbulence. A comparison of the calculation results of mass-transfer coefficient is given from the bubbles with known experimental data. It is shown that taking into account gas content results in an increase of the mass-transfer coefficient by 2-4 times. Expressions for calculations of gas content, dynamic speed, and inverse stirring coefficient in the liquid phase of the bubble layer are presented. In the special case, transition from the diffusion model of the flow structure to cell model is made, and comparison of the calculation results on the concentration of oxygen in water at the output of DSA-300 bubbling thermal deaerator with experimental data is performed. The developed mathematical model and calculation algorithm can be used in the design, diagnosis, and modernization of thermal deaerators.