Vol.24, No.3, 2024, pp. 407–413
https://doi.org/10.69644/ivk-2024-03-0407

NUMERICAL STUDY OF BAFFLE PARAMETERS EFFECT ON FIELD FLOW AND POWER CONSUMPTION

Abdelkader Chenoun1, Houari Ameur1, Azeddine Belalia1, Redouane Benzeguir1, Mohammed Hadj Meliani1,2*, Youcef Kamla1, Ziad Driss3, Rami K. Suleiman3, Ljubica Milović4, Sidamar Lamsadfa5

1) LPTPM, Faculty of Technology, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, Chlef, ALGERIA

H. Ameur  0000-0003-2087-7574; A. Belalia  0000-0003-2439-182X;

M.H. Meliani  0000-0002-6776-9266; Y. Kamla  0000-0002-3428-4748

*email: m.hadjmeliani@univ-chlef.dz

2) LaBPS-ENIM, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Metz, Metz, FRANCE

3) Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Adv. Materials, KFUPM, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA

Z. Driss  0000-0003-0397-1868

4) University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, SERBIA

Lj. Milović  0000-0001-9618-055X

5) Laboratory of Materials and Energy, University of Tamanghasset, Tamanghasset, ALGERIA

S. Lamsadfa  0000-0002-5763-6558

 

Abstract

The current state of research in the field of stirred tanks across diverse industrial sectors places significant focus on the design of stirred tanks, turbine blades, and baffles. This research involves a numerical investigation which focuses on examining the velocity field in a tank subjected to mechanical agitation through a Rushton turbine, particularly in turbulent flow conditions. The study utilises a Newtonian fluid as the working medium and explores the influence of various factors, including the number and placement of baffles. The investigation employs a specialised calculation code called CFX 18.0. The numerical results are analysed to determine and discuss the impact of geometrical parameters, such as the number two, three and four shape, and spacing between vertical tubular baffles, on the power characteristics obtained for each impeller type.

Keywords: power consumption, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), stirred mechanism, Rushton turbine

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