Flow Dynamics Investigation of CO₂/CH₄ Gas Mixture through Porous Media Using Computational Approach

Abstract:

The following study involves the investigation of hydrodynamics inside the packed column both at laboratory scale which is HPVA high pressure adsorption analyzer chamber and pilot scale. The simulations are performed in ANSYS FLUENT14. Velocity variation due to porous media along with the pressure gradient for different adsorbent particle sizes and varying flow rates are obtained and compared for both the scales. Simulation is based on the criterion which identifies the emergence of non-Darcy flow.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 625)
• Pages: 369-372
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.369
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Ali Qasim, M. Zamri Abdullah*, K.K. Lau, Nor Adilla
• Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Porous Media, Pressure Gradient, Velocity Gradient

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