Computational simulation of aerosol behaviour Jouni Pyykönen Lectio Praecursoria 22. 3. 2002.

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Computational simulation of aerosol behaviour Jouni Pyykönen Lectio Praecursoria 22. 3. 2002

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Computational simulation of

aerosol behaviour

Jouni Pyykönen

Lectio Praecursoria

22. 3. 2002

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Aerosols - Important in many processes

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Many dimensions in aerosol issues

Particle size

Physico-chemicalconditions in the

gas phase

Flow fields &residence times

Particlecomposition

Particleshape

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Aerosol formation in a laminar flow reactor

Heatedsection

Cooledsection

Nucleationfront

Vapour diffusion

Heat conduction

Heterogeneouscondensation

Non-isothermallaminar flow

In: Saturated vapourfrom the saturator

Out: Cooled aerosolto characterisation

Coagulation

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Simulation results

Saturation ratio

[ - ]

Nucleation rate

[#/Ncm3/s]

Particle concentration

[#/Ncm3]

600

200

0

3E5

2E5

1E5

5E4

4E4

3E4

2E4

1E4

0 0

400

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Accuracy of the simulations

1E+1

1E+3

1E+5

1E+7

85 90 95 100 105 110

Saturator temperature [°C]

No

ut

[#/c

m3 ]

Computationally Vs. experiments

Vap Par dt DP Coag NSt CPU time N0.02 3 0.05 1.1 No 2 1h 45 min 1.3125105 #/cm3

0.01 3 0.05 1.1 No 2 1h 46 min 1.3107105 #/cm3

0.05 3 0.05 1.1 No 2 1 h 39 min 1.3169105 #/cm3

0.02 0.1 0.05 1.1 No 2 78 h 17 min 1.3123105 #/cm3

0.02 1 0.05 1.1 No 2 6 h 48 min 1.3124105 #/cm3

0.02 Cell 0.05 1.1 No 2 55 min 1.3151105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.01 1.1 No 2 5 h 23 min 1.3124105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.2 1.1 No 2 1 h 32 min 1.3128105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 1.01 No 2 8 h 56 min 1.3153105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 1.2 No 2 1 h 43 min 1.3049105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 1.1 Yes 2 3 h 33 min 1.3122105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 1.1 No 4 5 h 46 min 1.3132105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 1.1 No 1 40 min 1.3158105 #/cm3

0.02 3 0.05 20 bins/d No 2 1h 1 min 1.4264105 #/cm3

- - CFD 10 bins/d No - CPUdays 2.5000106 #/cm3

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Deposit Formation

Chloride vapours Alkali aerosol particles &coarse mode particles

Turbulent flow instaggered tube array

Boundarylayer

Condensation onaerosol particles

Condensationon deposit

layer

SulphationThermophoresis

Corrosion

Sintering &removability by

sootblowing

Diffusionin porousdeposits

Heattransfer

SO2 HCl

Problematic deposits in FBCand recovery boilers

Coarse particlesticking

Turbulent flow in panel heat heat exchangers

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Stagnation point boundary layer

Saturation ratio Temperature [°C]

Mass conc. [g/Nm3] Mass conc. [g/Nm3]

GMM diameter [µm] Number conc. [108 #/cm3]

0

10

20

30

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

Distance from surface [mm]

400

600

800

1000

S

T

16

17

18

19

20

21

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

Distance from surface [mm]

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Vapour

Total

Particle

0.400

0.405

0.410

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0

Distance from surface [mm]

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

Dp

N

Fume: 20 g/Nm3

NaCl: 1 g/Nm3

Flow: 5 m/s, 900 CC

Surface: 480 CC

Max Saturation:

CFD: 24.0

SPM: 24.3

30

0

21

16

0.41

0.4

1000

400

1.5

0

3.1

2.7

0.0 2.0

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Deposition & Sootblowing cycle

Fume: 20 g/Nm3

NaCl: 1 g/Nm3

Flow: 5 m/s, 900 CC

Deposit height [mm]

Dep. rate [g/m2/min]

Temperature [C]

NaCl Dep. rate [g/m2/min]

0

5

10

0 50 100 150

400

500

600

700

800

Deposit height

Temperature

0

5

10

0 50 100 150

Particles

Vapour

0.0

0.4

0.8

1.2

0 50 100 150

Time [min]

Particles

Vapour

Total

150

1500

0

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Computational simulation of

aerosol behaviour

Jouni Pyykönen

Lectio Praecursoria

22. 3. 2002