Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models
In this paper, a procedure for the design of a bubble reactor which allows the control of the humidity of a gas stream used as combustion air is presented. This reactor is designed to be used as a component of an altitude simulator test facility for the optimization, homologation and calibration of...
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| author | José Ramón Serrano Antonio Gil Pedro Quintero Roberto Tabet Javier Gómez |
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| description | In this paper, a procedure for the design of a bubble reactor which allows the control of the humidity of a gas stream used as combustion air is presented. This reactor is designed to be used as a component of an altitude simulator test facility for the optimization, homologation and calibration of new hybrid engines. The design has been carried out by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) multi-phase models and validated against the experimental data obtained from the developed prototype. A discussion about the adequate mesh topology and cell size is presented, as well as a comparison between the two available models for the air–water interphase. Lastly, a validation of the CFD results using experimental data shows that the model that should be used is the multi-regime interaction model, from which the final design for the bubble reactor was obtained. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68d4153dc502478bad281f924d9b7a022023-11-21T03:09:01ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-0111129510.3390/app11010295Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase ModelsJosé Ramón Serrano0Antonio Gil1Pedro Quintero2Roberto Tabet3Javier Gómez4Instituto CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto CMT-Motores Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, SpainHORIBA Europe GmbH, D-64293 Darmstadt, GermanyIn this paper, a procedure for the design of a bubble reactor which allows the control of the humidity of a gas stream used as combustion air is presented. This reactor is designed to be used as a component of an altitude simulator test facility for the optimization, homologation and calibration of new hybrid engines. The design has been carried out by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) multi-phase models and validated against the experimental data obtained from the developed prototype. A discussion about the adequate mesh topology and cell size is presented, as well as a comparison between the two available models for the air–water interphase. Lastly, a validation of the CFD results using experimental data shows that the model that should be used is the multi-regime interaction model, from which the final design for the bubble reactor was obtained.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/295hybrid power plantreal driveCFDmulti-phasebubble reactorexperiments |
| spellingShingle | José Ramón Serrano Antonio Gil Pedro Quintero Roberto Tabet Javier Gómez Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models Applied Sciences hybrid power plant real drive CFD multi-phase bubble reactor experiments |
| title | Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models |
| title_full | Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models |
| title_fullStr | Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models |
| title_short | Design of a Bubble Reactor for Altitude Simulators Used to Humidify a Combustion Air Stream by Means of CFD Multi-Phase Models |
| title_sort | design of a bubble reactor for altitude simulators used to humidify a combustion air stream by means of cfd multi phase models |
| topic | hybrid power plant real drive CFD multi-phase bubble reactor experiments |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/295 |
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