Experimental characterisation and modelling of homogeneous solid suspension in an industrial stirred tank

in Advances in Mechanical Engineering (2013), Volume 2013

Simulation d’un écoulement de gaz dans un empilage structuré par la méthode des réseaux de Boltzmann

in SFGP (Ed.) Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés - N° 101 - Des procédés au service du produit au coeur de l'Europe - Actes du XIIIème Congrès de la société Française de Génie des Procédés - Du 29 Nov. au 1er Décembre 2011 - Lille Grand Palais, FRANCE (2011, November 29)

Numerical simulations of gas flow between two sheets of plastic MellapakTM 250 Y are performed using Lattice Boltzmann methods in laminar and turbulent regimes. Results are compared with experimental ... [more ▼]

Numerical simulations of gas flow between two sheets of plastic MellapakTM 250 Y are performed using Lattice Boltzmann methods in laminar and turbulent regimes. Results are compared with experimental measurements and with known correlations. They are also compared with simulations using a classical CFD code. In all cases, the agreement is very good. An original method based on the simulated axial velocity profiles is proposed to caracterize the gas flow regime. [less ▲]

Gas Flow Simulations in a Structured Packing by Lattice Boltzmann Method

in Chemical Engineering Science (2011), 66

Numerical simulations of gas flow between two sheets of plastic MellapakTM 250 Y are performed using Lattice Boltzmann methods in laminar and turbulent regimes. Results are compared with experimental ... [more ▼]

Numerical simulations of gas flow between two sheets of plastic MellapakTM 250 Y are performed using Lattice Boltzmann methods in laminar and turbulent regimes. Results are compared with experimental measurements and with known correlations. They are also compared with simulations using a classical CFD code. In all cases, the agreement is very good. [less ▲]

Comparison of hydrodynamic parameters obtained by 2D measurements in a flat rectangular column with X-ray radiography and data from literature on 3D columns

Poster (2010)

Hydrodynamic tests are performed in a flat rectangular column packed with two sheets of Mellapak 250 Y (Sulzer structured packing). Measurements are realized with a single phase liquid flow as well as ... [more ▼]

Hydrodynamic tests are performed in a flat rectangular column packed with two sheets of Mellapak 250 Y (Sulzer structured packing). Measurements are realized with a single phase liquid flow as well as with a gas-liquid counter-current flow. Hydrodynamic parameters are compared to experimental results obtained in 3D columns found in the literature, as well as to literature model predictions and to values computed using an in-house Lattice Boltzmann CFD simulation code. [less ▲]

Phase distribution measurements in metallic foam packing using X-ray radiography and micro-tomography

in Chemical Engineering & Processing (2009), 48(5), 1030-1039

Some structural and hydrodynamic properties of RCM-NCX-1116, a Ni-Cr metallic foam packing manufactured by Recemat International B.V (The Netherlands) are investigated using X-ray radiography and X-ray ... [more ▼]

Some structural and hydrodynamic properties of RCM-NCX-1116, a Ni-Cr metallic foam packing manufactured by Recemat International B.V (The Netherlands) are investigated using X-ray radiography and X-ray micro-tomography. Local values of porosity and pore diameters are measured on a foam sample 3D image obtained with a Skyscan-1172 high-resolution desk-top micro-CT system operated at 100 kV. Structural parameters computed on tomography images agree well with manufacturer data. Hydrodynamic tests are performed in a flat rectangular column packed with a sheet of metallic foam packing. Measurements are realized with a single-phase flow of liquid as well as with a counter-current flow of gas and liquid. Dynamic and static liquid holdup distributions and liquid radial spreading coefficient are measured on 2D radiographic images of the bed obtained with the high energy large scale ULG 420 kV scanner operated in the radiographic mode at 420 kV. Pressure drop measurements are successfully compared to experimental results reported in literature, as well as to the literature model predictions and to values computed using an in-house Lattice Boltzmann CFD simulation code. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲]

Modélisation d'un écoulement diphasique au sein d'un empilage structuré

in SFGP (Ed.) Récents Progrès en Génie des procédés - N°96 - Des réponses industrielles pour une société en mutation - Actes du 11ème Congrès de la Société française de Génie des procédés - 9-11 octobre 2007, Saint Etienne, France (2007)

Phase distribution measurements in metallic foam using x-ray radiography and micro-tomography

in Johansen, G. A.; Mc Cann, H. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, Bergen, Norway, September 6-9, 2007 (CD-ROM) (2007)

Descriptors of Posidonia oceanica meadows: Use and application

in Ecological Indicators (2005), 5(3), 213-230

The conservation of the coastal marine environment requires the possession of information that enables the global quality of the environment to be evaluated reliably and relatively quickly. The use of ... [more ▼]

The conservation of the coastal marine environment requires the possession of information that enables the global quality of the environment to be evaluated reliably and relatively quickly. The use of biological indicators is often an appropriate method. Seagrasses in general, and Posidonia oceanica meadows in particular, are considered to be appropriate for biomonitoring because of their wide distribution, reasonable size, sedentary habit, easy collection and abundance and sensitivity to modifications of littoral zone. Reasoned management, on the scale of the whole Mediterranean basin, requires standardized methods of study, to be applied by both researchers and administrators, enabling comparable results to be obtained. This paper synthesises the existing methods applied to monitor P. oceanica meadows, identifies the most suitable techniques and suggests future research directions. From the results of a questionnaire, distributed to all the identified laboratories working on this topic, a list of the most commonly used descriptors was drawn up, together with the related research techniques (e.g. standardization, interest and limits, valuation of the results). It seems that the techniques used to study meadows are rather similar, but rarely identical, even though the various teams often refer to previously published works. This paper shows the interest of a practical guide that describes, in a standardized way, the most useful techniques enabling P. oceanica meadows to be used as an environmental descriptor. Indeed, it constitutes the first stage in the process. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. [less ▲]