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Mathematical modeling of atomizing scrubbers
Author(s) -
Taheri Mansoor,
Sheih Ching Ming
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690210119
Subject(s) - scrubber , particle (ecology) , mathematical model , diffusion , mechanics , mathematics , process engineering , computer science , environmental science , thermodynamics , engineering , physics , waste management , statistics , geology , oceanography
A mathematical model for predicting particle collection efficiency in an atomizing scrubber has been developed. The model solves the diffusion equations for both droplets and particles by using particle in cell technique. The effect of scrubber size and water distribution from various points of injection have been studied on collection efficiency. The results of the mathematical prediction agrees very well with the data reported in the literature for a wide variety of operating conditions and configurations.