Application of Electrical Resistance Tomography in an Oscillatory Baffled Column for Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow

Authors

  • Ruzairi Abdul Rahim UTHM
  • Ahmad Azahari Hamzah Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor and Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Mohd Sobri Takriff Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, 43600, UKM, Bangi
  • Elmy Johana Mohamad Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, 86400 Batu Pahat, Johor
  • Jaysuman Pusppanathan Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor
  • Intan Norjahan Azman Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Mohd Syazwan Mohd Ghazali Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Mohamad Zulkeflee Sabri Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Faridah Ghafar Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Mohd Nizam Zahari Section of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL MICET), 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka

Keywords:

Conductivity Distribution, Electrical Resistance Tomography, Gas Hold Up, Oscillatory Baffled Column, Power Density

Abstract

Oscillatory baffled column (OBC) has a high potential for industrial application especially contacting gas and liquid phase. However, there are still lacks of research regarding the dynamics of gas-liquid phase specifically on the visualization of internal flow. Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) technique has capabilities to visualize mixing process internally without invading the flow. The objective of this study is to investigate the gas-liquid mixing distribution in an OBC by applying tomography technique model ITS P2000 of ERT system. The parameters investigated are phase distribution, gas hold up and power density. The experimental work was carried out in an OBC with a diameter of 145 mm and 720 mm height. The column is consisted of four planes of sixteen stainless steel ERT electrodes. The results of the research have shown that 70 mm of oscillation amplitude and 2 Hz of oscillation frequency give the best result with 73% of gas hold up and 12433.39W/m3.

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12-09-2019

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Abdul Rahim, R., Hamzah, A. A., Takriff, M. S., Mohamad, E. J., Pusppanathan, J., Azman, I. N., Mohd Ghazali, M. S., Sabri, M. Z., Ghafar, F., & Zahari, M. N. (2019). Application of Electrical Resistance Tomography in an Oscillatory Baffled Column for Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 11(6), 191-125. https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/ijie/article/view/2375

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