聚丙烯装置第一反应器流场模拟和设计改进研究

Study on Flow Field Simulation and Design Improvement of First Reactor of Polypropylene Unit

  • 摘要: 为了解决聚丙烯装置第一反应器内部物料的混合问题,该文采用计算流体力学(CFD)的方法对反应器进行流场分析。首先利用CFD 软件-FLUENT模拟分析折叶开启涡轮式搅拌桨和折叶圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨对搅拌釜内流场分布的影响;然后使用标准k-ε湍流模型对搅拌溶液的流场进行三维仿真模拟。仿真研究表明:斜叶圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨在反应器中流动更加充分,对物料搅拌效果更好。接着对搅拌桨前三排折叶圆盘涡轮式搅拌桨不同桨间距进行模拟,得到桨间距D=1.0D0(搅拌桨直径)时混合效果最佳;最后分析模拟了不同角度叶片下反应器内的流场分布并得到了最佳折叶倾斜角度。最终通过改造桨叶结构,使反应器产品质量均达到了合格标准。

     

    Abstract: To address the mixing problem of materials inside the first reactor of a polypropylene unit, this study applies computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to analyze the internal flow field of the reactor. First, CFD software FLUENT is used to simulate and compare the effects of a pitched-blade open turbine impeller and a pitched-blade disc turbine impeller on the flow field distribution within the stirred tank. Then, a three-dimensional simulation of the stirring process is carried out using the standard k–ε turbulence model.The simulation results indicate that the pitched-blade disc turbine impeller produces more sufficient flow circulation within the reactor and achieves better mixing performance. Subsequently, different impeller spacings of the first three rows of pitched-blade disc turbine impellers are simulated. The results show that when the impeller spacing is D = 1.0D0 (where D0 is the impeller diameter), the mixing effect is optimal. Finally, the flow field distribution under different blade inclination angles is analyzed, and the optimal blade tilt angle is determined. After modifying the impeller structure based on the simulation results, the reactor product quality fully met the required standards.

     

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