高密度颗粒流化床中压力波动表征流化行为研究

Characterization of Fluidization Behavior in High-density Particle Fluidized Beds by Pressure Fluctuation

  • 摘要: 为解决天然铀转化气-固流化床中高密度颗粒流化行为缺乏系统性机理研究的问题,同时为该工艺流化床的结构优化与操作参数迭代提供理论支撑,本文基于拉格朗日法利用稠密离散相模型(DDPM)构建了流化模型(DDPM流化模型),基于验证后的模型获取不同时刻气-固两相流动快照,结合统计分析解析床内宏观流动特征,搭配功率谱分析探究压力波动的频率规律,同时以全锥角(α)、床层高径比(Rfb)、颗粒粒度(dp)及表观气速(U)为变量设计正交实验,分析关键参数对流化质量的影响机制。结果显示:床内存在显著气泡现象,气相在气泡区域形成局部涡流,且流化过程中偏涌、沟流现象明显,结合颗粒浓度分布可判断颗粒流化状态不佳;床层整体表现为鼓泡流态化,反映流化均匀性的压力波动偏移度远大于0,表明床内流化行为存在显著不均;功率谱特征上,0.2~10 Hz频段出现多个特征小峰(对应局部气泡的非稳态运动),20 Hz以下形成连续相干结构带(对应床层整体流动的主频率区间),进一步印证了流化过程的非均匀性。正交实验结果表明,全锥角α与耦合参数Rfb×dp对流化质量影响显著,表观气速U仅有一定程度影响。综上,本研究构建的DDPM流化模型可有效表征高密度颗粒的流化行为,“气泡-涡流-偏涌-沟流”是导致流化不均的核心成因,且全锥角αRfb×dp是调控流化质量的关键参数。本研究结果不仅为系统性揭示高密度颗粒流化机理提供了量化分析工具,还能直接为天然铀转化流化床的结构参数(如全锥角、床层高径比)与操作参数(如表观气速)优化提供理论依据。

     

    Abstract: In multiple processes of natural uranium conversion, gas-solid fluidized bed reactors are involved, and the particles therein are all high-density particles. At present, there is a lack of systematic mechanistic research on the fluidization behavior of such high-density particles, which thus requires focused investigation. A fluidization model based on the Lagrangian method, namely the DDPM (dense discrete phase model), was constructed, and the robustness of the model was verified by comparing with experimental data from cold-model fluidization tests using real materials. Flow snapshots of gas and solid phases at different time were obtained, and the pressure fluctuations in the bed were studied using statistical analysis, spectral analysis, and orthogonal experimental design methods. The results show that bubbling occurs in the bed, and vortices of the gas phase appear at the bubble positions. After the fluidization behavior is fully developed, the particle concentration is low near the distributor, while particles mostly aggregate in the middle and upper regions of the bed. The flow channels between particles are smaller in these regions, making bubbles more likely to form. During the fluidization process, slugging and channeling are obvious, which affect the sufficient contact between gas and solid phases. The expansion rate is low, and fluidization dead zones occasionally appear, indicating that the fluidization state of UO2 particles is poor. A bubbling fluidized bed is formed in the bed, and the deviation degree is much greater than 0, suggesting uneven fluidization behavior. No obvious single peak is found, which indicates the absence of periodic bubble generation. Instead, multiple small peaks exist in the range of 0.2-10 Hz, and the main frequency of the bed corresponds to this frequency interval. In addition, based on Kolmogorov’s −5/3 law, the gas-phase flow did not reach turbulence. The continuous wavelet transform (CWT) shows a continuous coherent structure band below 20 Hz, indicating that the main frequency of the bed is concentrated in this frequency range and forms a peak band, which is consistent with the results of the multiscale analysis (MSA). After the bed fully developed, a coherent structure band along the frequency direction appears, suggesting the generation of larger bubbles. An L16 (215) orthogonal interaction table was established. Through analysis of variance (ANOVA), it is found that full cone angle (α) and the coupling parameter (Rfb×dp) has a significant impact on fluidization quality, while superficial gas velocity (U) has a certain impact. Other parameters and coupling parameters have little effect on fluidization quality.

     

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