气泡尺寸对曝气池内气液两相流数值模拟的影响

为探索在曝气池气液两相流数值模拟中气泡尺寸对两相流流动特性的影响,采用大涡模拟和欧拉－拉格朗日方法建立了曝气池两相流数学模型.基于模型实验得到的工程上常用的微孔曝气盘的气泡尺寸分布,在数值模拟中设定了3种气泡尺寸分布方案,比较了不同的气泡尺寸设定方案对计算曝气池内水流流速和气含率等参数的影响.结果表明,气泡尺寸对水流流场具有较大的影响,而对气含率分布的影响在大部分区域不明显,只在气含率峰值附近影响较显著;使用多组气泡尺寸的设定方案可以提高计算结果的准确性,采用单组气泡尺寸时应尽量使其接近平均气泡直径.

Influence of the bubble size on numerical simulation of the gas-liquid flow in aeration tanks

In order to explore the influence of bubble size on numerical simulation of gas-liquid two-phase flow in aeration tanks, a mathematical model for two-phase flow in aeration tanks was established using large-eddy simulation and Eulerian-Lagrangian approach. Based on the measured bubble size distribution produced by a commonly used membrane diffuser in model experiments, three kinds of bubble size set schemes in numerical simulation were designed. The effect of the different set schemes on the calculation of the flow velocity and gas holdup was studied. Bubble size had a great influence on the flow field in aeration tanks, and had little effect on the gas holdup distribution in most regions except the vicinity of the gas holdup peak; the input of bubble size using multiple size groups instead of a single group improved the prediction of two-phase flow in aeration tanks; when single bubble size was used, it should be as close to the average bubble diameter as possible.