Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1983, 48, 842-853
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19830842
Determination of specific interfacial areas in swirled two-phase flow
Kurt Winklera, František Kaštánekb and Jan Kratochvílb
a Central Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the GDR, 1199 Berlin GDR
b Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol, ČSSR
Abstract
Specific gas-liquid interfacial area in flow tubes 70 mm in diameter of the length 725 and 1 450 mm resp. containing various swirl bodies were measured for concurrent upward flow in the ranges of average gas (air) velocities 11 to 35 ms-1 and liquid flow rates 13 to 80 m3 m-2 h-1 using the method of CO2 absorption into NaOH solutions. Two different flow regimes were observed: slug flow swirled annular-mist flow. In the latter case the determination was carried out separately for the film and spray flow components, respectively. The obtained specific areas range between 500 to 20 000 m3 m-2. Correlation parameters are energy dissipation criteria, related to the geometrical reactor volume and to the static liquid volume in the reactor.
