Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena

Numerical simulation of the Marangoni effect on transient mass transfer from single moving deformable drops

  1. Jianfeng Wang1,2,3,
  2. Zhihui Wang4,
  3. Ping Lu4,
  4. Chao Yang4,*,
  5. Zai-Sha Mao4

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1002/aic.12494

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AIChE Journal

AIChE Journal

Volume 57, Issue 10, pages 2670–2683, October 2011

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Wang, J., Wang, Z., Lu, P., Yang, C. and Mao, Z.-S. (2011), Numerical simulation of the Marangoni effect on transient mass transfer from single moving deformable drops. AIChE J., 57: 2670–2683. doi: 10.1002/aic.12494

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China

  2. 2

    Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

  3. 3

    National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

  4. 4

    Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China, and National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

*Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 SEP 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 5 NOV 2010 10:33AM EST
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 OCT 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 NOV 2009

Funded by

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20990224, 20906090
  • National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Grant Number: 21025627
  • 973 Program. Grant Number: 2009CB623406
  • 863 Project. Grant Number: 2007AA060904
  • Jiangsu Province Projects. Grant Numbers: BY2009133, BE2008086

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Keywords:

  • drop;
  • level set approach;
  • Marangoni effect;
  • numerical simulation;
  • MIBK–acetic acid–water system

Abstract

A level set approach was adopted in numerical simulation of interphase mass transfer from a deformable drop moving in a continuous immiscible liquid, and the simulation results on Marangoni effect were presented with respect to three experimental runs in the methyl isobutyl ketone–acetic acid–water system. Experiments showed that when the solute concentration was sufficiently high, the Marangoni effect would occur with the interphase mass transfer enhanced. Numerical results indicated that the mass-transfer coefficient with Marangoni effect was larger than that without Marangoni effect and stronger Marangoni effect made the drop deform more easily. The predictions were qualitatively in accord with the experimental data. Numerical simulation revealed well the transient flow structure of Marangoni effect. © 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011

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