Design of Non-Isothermal T-Shaped Microreactors with Engulfment Flow by Using a Simplified Model

Abstract:

T-shaped microreactors (T-MRs) with engulfment flow can increase product yield but their high driving pressure is a considerable concern to engineers. Thus, it is important to design a T-MR that can give maximum product yield within a limitation on driving pressure. The use of computational fluid dynamics model is not practical for optimal design of T-MRs due to its heavy computational load. In this research, an extended pseudo three-dimensional lamellar model (eP3DLAM) is proposed as a simple model of non-isothermal T-MRs to efficiently solve the optimal design problems. The usefulness of eP3DLAM is evaluated through a case study on T-MR design. The design result shows that eP3DLAM can accurately predict the concentration and temperature distributions in T-MRs and that the design period of T-MRs can be drastically reduced by using eP3DLAM.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 396-398)
• Pages: 1033-1038
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.396-398.1033
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Lin Wang, Shinya Kawamura, Osamu Tonomura, Shinji Hasebe
• Keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Engulfment Flow, Optimal Design, Simplified Model, T-Shaped Microreactors

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