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The theory of parallel channels manifolds (ladder networks) revisited part 2: Design for uniform cross‐flow distribution
Author(s) -
Midoux Noel,
Tondeur Daniel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.22099
Subject(s) - tapering , distributor , flow (mathematics) , distribution (mathematics) , channel (broadcasting) , constant (computer programming) , series (stratigraphy) , dispersion (optics) , mathematics , topology (electrical circuits) , geometry , mathematical analysis , computer science , physics , engineering , telecommunications , mechanical engineering , optics , combinatorics , geology , paleontology , computer graphics (images) , programming language
This article, the second of a series, is devoted to the design of U‐type ladder manifolds capable of exhibiting a close‐to‐uniform distribution of the flow between all the cross‐channels. This article builds on the analytical and numerical results of the previous part but brings the geometric properties of the network in the foreground. Two situations are considered: the first being with constant channel diameters for which the diameter ratios of distributor and collector are sought which minimize the dispersion of the cross‐flow distribution. The second situation considers tapering the distributor or collector diameter along their lengths, and the optimal tapering is sought.