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Experimental study of gas-liquid mass transfer coupled with chemical reactions by digital holographic interferometry C. Wylock , S. Dehaeck, T. Cartage, P. Colinet, B. Haut. 10 th Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Braga, Portugal June , 26-29, 2011.
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Experimental study of gas-liquid mass transfer coupled with chemical reactions by digital holographic interferometryC. Wylock, S. Dehaeck, T. Cartage, P. Colinet, B. Haut 10th Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Braga, Portugal June, 26-29, 2011 Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Introduction Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Gas-liquidabsorbers • Importance of interfacialphenomena • Classicalmodellingapproaches: two-films, penetration, surface renewal… • Wellvalidated by numerousexperimentalworks … at the reactorscale ! • Few worksvalidatingat the diffusion layer scale Development of experimentaltool and procedureenabling the study of gas-liquid absorption coupledwithreactionat the interface scale
Experimental setup coupledwithchemicalreactions in the liquid phase Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles Gas-liquid absorption performed in a Hele-Shaw cell and observed using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer Test case: CO2 absorption in NaHCO3/Na2CO3 solution
Experimental setup Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles Mach-Zehnderinterferometer
Experimental setup n Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Interferogramsprocessing(seeChem. Eng. Sc. 66, pp.3400) • Refractive index variations field • Horizontal averaging profiles
Mathematical modelling Gaseous phase Gas - liquid equilibrium Interface x=0 NaHCO3/Na2CO3aqueous solution Diffusion CO2 + CO3= + H2O ⇄ 2 HCO3- Chemical reactions X Depth in the liquid phase Schematic view of the gas-liquid absorption
Mathematical modelling with Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Mass transfercoupledwithchemicalreaction • Physico-chemical parameters literaturecorrelations • Numericalsolving concentration profiles
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles How to compare ? • They have to beconvertedinto a comparable variable • Density variations • Calibration to findcorrelations Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles Calibration (refractometry) Simulateddensity variations profiles Experimentaldensity variations profiles Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles Calibration (refractometry) Simulateddensity variations profiles Experimentaldensity variations profiles Comparison They match ? Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Experiments – model comparison Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Experimentscomparedwithsimulated profiles • Simulated profiles computedwith physico-chemicalparametersestimated by literaturecorrelations • No match someparameters are not wellestimated, especiallyparameterstowardswhich the model isvery sensitive
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles Calibration (refractometry) Simulateddensity variations profiles Experimentaldensity variations profiles Comparison They match ? Physico-chemicalparameterfitting Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles Calibration (refractometry) Simulateddensity variations profiles Experimentaldensity variations profiles Comparison They match ? Physico-chemicalparameterfitting Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Procedureoverview Experiments Mass transfer model Refractive index variations profiles Species concentration variations profiles Calibration (refractometry) Simulateddensity variations profiles Experimentaldensity variations profiles Comparison They match Physico-chemicalparameterfitted Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Experiments – model comparison Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Parametersfitted least-square fitting • Parameters : • Correlations OK for h, k11, K2 • New values for and ,corrections for and • Matchedresults
Conclusions Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Interferometry and procedure OK for the study of gas-liquid mass absorption coupledwithreactionsat interface scale • Results comparable to mass transfer model providedthatsome physico-chemicalparameters are wellestimated • Perspectives • Study of othersystems: CO2 in amines (scrubbing)
Experimental setup coupledwithchemicalreactions in the liquid phase Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles Gas-liquid absorption performed in a Hele-Shaw cell and observed using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer Test case: CO2 absorption in NaHCO3/Na2CO3 solution
Experimental setup Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles Mach-Zehnderinterferometer
Calibration , ↳ Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Link betweenrefractive index and density • Proposedcorrelation:
Calibration ↳ ↳ Transfers, Interfaces and Processes Applied Science Faculty, Université Libre de Bruxelles • Link betweenspecies concentrations and density • Proposedcorrelation: