Method for analyzing the chemical composition of liquid effluent from a direct contact condenser
Abstract
A computational modeling method for predicting the chemical, physical, and thermodynamic performance of a condenser using calculations based on equations of physics for heat, momentum and mass transfer and equations of equilibrium thermodynamics to determine steady state profiles of parameters throughout the condenser. The method includes providing a set of input values relating to a condenser including liquid loading, vapor loading, and geometric characteristics of the contact medium in the condenser. The geometric and packing characteristics of the contact medium include the dimensions and orientation of a channel in the contact medium. The method further includes simulating performance of the condenser using the set of input values to determine a related set of output values such as outlet liquid temperature, outlet flow rates, pressures, and the concentration(s) of one or more dissolved noncondensable gas species in the outlet liquid. The method may also include iteratively performing the above computation steps using a plurality of sets of input values and then determining whether each of the resulting output values and performance profiles satisfies acceptance criteria.
- Inventors:
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- Lakewood, CO
- Golden, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873960
- Patent Number(s):
- 6282497
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28B - STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; analyzing; chemical; composition; liquid; effluent; direct; contact; condenser; computational; modeling; predicting; physical; thermodynamic; performance; calculations; based; equations; physics; heat; momentum; mass; transfer; equilibrium; thermodynamics; determine; steady; profiles; parameters; throughout; providing; set; input; values; relating; including; loading; vapor; geometric; characteristics; medium; packing; dimensions; orientation; channel; simulating; related; output; outlet; temperature; flow; rates; pressures; concentration; dissolved; noncondensable; gas; species; iteratively; performing; computation; steps; plurality; sets; determining; resulting; satisfies; acceptance; criteria; chemical composition; flow rates; direct contact; flow rate; mass transfer; output values; outlet flow; contact condenser; input values; gas species; noncondensable gas; liquid effluent; output value; liquid temperature; /702/700/
Citation Formats
Bharathan, Desikan, Parent, Yves, and Hassani, A Vahab. Method for analyzing the chemical composition of liquid effluent from a direct contact condenser. United States: N. p., 2001.
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title = {Method for analyzing the chemical composition of liquid effluent from a direct contact condenser},
author = {Bharathan, Desikan and Parent, Yves and Hassani, A Vahab},
abstractNote = {A computational modeling method for predicting the chemical, physical, and thermodynamic performance of a condenser using calculations based on equations of physics for heat, momentum and mass transfer and equations of equilibrium thermodynamics to determine steady state profiles of parameters throughout the condenser. The method includes providing a set of input values relating to a condenser including liquid loading, vapor loading, and geometric characteristics of the contact medium in the condenser. The geometric and packing characteristics of the contact medium include the dimensions and orientation of a channel in the contact medium. The method further includes simulating performance of the condenser using the set of input values to determine a related set of output values such as outlet liquid temperature, outlet flow rates, pressures, and the concentration(s) of one or more dissolved noncondensable gas species in the outlet liquid. The method may also include iteratively performing the above computation steps using a plurality of sets of input values and then determining whether each of the resulting output values and performance profiles satisfies acceptance criteria.},
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