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A Computational Study of Mixing in Jet Stirred Reactors
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Crawford, Michael R
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Year and Degree
2014, Master of Science in Engineering, University of Akron, Mechanical Engineering.
Abstract
Jet stirred reactors (JSRs) are frequently employed for studying homogeneous gas phase chemical kinetics of fuels. The most challenging aspect of JSR is the achievement of sufficiently rapid mixing by turbulent jets so that the temperature and concentration fields inside the reactor could be considered homogeneous. However, there has not been any investigation in the literature which conclusively addresses that rapid mixing is indeed achieved. In this work, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for JSRs are conducted to gain insights into the dynamics of jet mixing. CFD simulations are conducted for some of the geometries commonly used by researchers and mixing inside the reactor is visualized by computationally tracking an inert tracer pulse. Results suggest that some of the commonly used reactors could have significant concentration non-homogeneity and therefore may not be suitable for chemical kinetic studies. For conditions when the flow in the reactor is sufficiently turbulent and recycling rate is high, back mixing can become problematic even though the concentration field is more or less homogeneous. As a consequence, the vast chemical kinetic data obtained from such facilities is questionable. Furthermore, modifications to the design of JSR are considered that could significantly improve concentration homogeneity. An alternative geometry of the reactor is evaluated and shown to be promising. A new JSR is designed and fabricated for studying homogeneous gas phase chemical kinetics over a range of pressures from atmospheric to elevated (up to 50 bar).
Committee
Gaurav Mittal, Dr. (Advisor)
Siamak Farhad, Dr. (Committee Member)
Abhilash Chandy, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
85 p.
Subject Headings
Aerospace Engineering
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Engineering
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Fluid Dynamics
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Mechanical Engineering
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Technology
Keywords
Jet Stirred Reactor
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Jet-Stirred Reactor
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JSR
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CFD
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Swirling Flow
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Chemical Kinetics
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Crawford, M. R. (2014).
A Computational Study of Mixing in Jet Stirred Reactors
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405328296
APA Style (7th edition)
Crawford, Michael.
A Computational Study of Mixing in Jet Stirred Reactors.
2014. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405328296.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Crawford, Michael. "A Computational Study of Mixing in Jet Stirred Reactors." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405328296
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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