液滴传质与水力学参数耦合的混合澄清槽萃取动态模型研究

Development of Dynamic Mixer-settler Extraction Model Based on Droplet Mass Transfer and Hydraulic Parameters

  • 摘要: 针对Purex流程中铀纯化循环工艺的2DU(铀萃取过程)多级混合澄清槽萃取设备,本文通过耦合液滴传质、萃取平衡和设备水力学参数建立了混合澄清槽萃取动态模型。模拟过程采用有机相充槽方式,以有机相为连续相、水相为分散相。为验证模型稳态计算的准确性与鲁棒性,开展了不同叶轮转速下的单级萃取实验,并将实验值与模型结果进行了对比;同时将文献实验数据与多级萃取动态模型结果进行了对比。结果表明,不同转速条件下模型结果均可达到稳态,水相铀浓度、有机相铀浓度计算值与实验值的最大相对误差分别约为5.37%和5.65%。在多级萃取动态模拟中,有机相铀出口浓度的稳态模拟值与实验值的相对误差约为4.7%,有机相、水相硝酸浓度的稳态模拟值与实验值的最大相对误差分别约为3.06%和2.99%。对模型的动态结果分析可得,受体积膨缩效应和逆流萃取操作影响,混合室中水相和有机相硝酸浓度均呈现先减小后增大的趋势,而有机相铀浓度呈持续上升趋势;第8级有机相铀浓度先在一级停留时间内达到44.05 g/L,随后稳定至47.63 g/L。开发的混合澄清槽萃取动态模型可准确预测8级混合澄清槽的运行平衡时间(约8 000 s),为混合澄清槽装置设计和工艺优化提供可靠的预测数据。

     

    Abstract: Mixer-settler is widely used for solvent extraction in the nuclear Purex process and petrochemical industry because of its simple structure, strong process adaptability, and high stage efficiency. However, existing studies on mixer-settler extraction simulation rarely address the development of dynamic models. To fill this gap, this study developed a dynamic extraction model by coupling droplet mass transfer kinetics, extraction equilibrium relationships, and hydraulic parameters. The mixing chamber and the settling chamber were modeled independently. The differential equations of the mixing chamber were solved by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method, and the differential equations of the settling chamber were solved by the finite difference method. The model also incorporated the influence of impeller speed on mass transfer efficiency and introduced a volume expansion-contraction correction term to account for solution volume changes. Therefore, the model can accurately simulate the transient concentration variations of uranium and nitric acid in both phases during extraction. In this study, the organic phase was adopted as the initial filling phase, regarded as the continuous phase, while the aqueous phase served as the dispersed phase. In addition, to verify the accuracy and robustness of the simulation model, a single-stage mixer-settler experimental platform was established, and the single-stage extraction experiments under different impeller speeds were carried out. The experimental data were then compared with the simulation results. Besides, literature data were also obtained to compare with the simulation results of multi-stage dynamic extraction model. The results show that the modeling results reach steady-state under all stirring speeds, with the maximum relative deviations of about 5.37% and 5.65% between the calculated and experimental uranium concentrations in the aqueous and organic phases, respectively. Regarding the multi-stage extraction results, the relative error between the simulated and experimental values of steady-state uranium outlet concentration in the organic phase is 4.7%. The maximum relative errors between the simulated and experimental values of steady-state nitric acid concentrations in the organic and aqueous phases are approximately 3.06% and 2.99%, respectively. The dynamic result analysis indicates that, due to the volume expansion effect and counter current characteristic, the concentration changes of nitric acid in both aqueous and organic phases in the mixer exhibit a trend of first decreasing and then increasing. In contrast, the uranium concentration in the organic phase shows a consistent upward trend. Additionally, the uranium concentration in the organic phase of the eighth stage first achieves 44.05 g/L within the single-stage residence time, followed by stabilization at 47.63 g/L. The developed dynamic model can also accurately predict the equilibrium time for extraction of the 8-stage mixer-settler, which is about 8 000 seconds, providing reliable predictive data for the equipment design and extraction process optimization of mixer-settlers.

     

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