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Droplet behavior of non-equilibrium condensation in the supersonic separator

  • Chao Wang
  • , Xiaotong Wang
  • , Hongbing Ding
  • , Peijuan Cao
  • , Chuang Wen
    • Tianjin University

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    Abstract

    Supersonic swirling separation plays an important role in the separation of the water vapor and heavy hydrocarbons in natural gas processing. A viscous flow solver with slip model was developed to predict the non-equilibrium condensation phenomenon in supersonic separator. Several sets of experiments were conducted to validate the accuracy of numerical models. The detailed introduction of the experimental device was discussed. Then, to investigate the behavior of gas-droplet two-phase flow with strong swirls, the tangential velocity and centrifugal acceleration were simulated. Moreover, the distributions of droplet number density and bulk density of dispersed droplet phase in the supersonic separator were discussed in detail.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
    Number of pages6
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2018
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-2222-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - Royal Sonesta Hotel, Houston, United States
    Duration: 14 May 201817 May 2018
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8401508/proceeding

    Conference

    Conference2018 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
    LocationRoyal Sonesta Hotel
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityHouston
    Period14/05/201817/05/2018
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    Keywords

    • Natural gas processing
    • Supersonic separator
    • Non-equilibrium condensation
    • Slip model

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