Oscillating microbubbly flows generated by a fluidic oscillator: Flow behavior and mass transfer characteristics

IF 3.5 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

AIChE Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI:10.1002/aic.18736

Longyun Zheng, Ao Qi, Kai Guo, Chunjiang Liu, Xin Wen

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Abstract

In this study, a Coanda-swept fluidic oscillator is used to generate oscillating microbubbly flows. Flow behavior measurements show that the generated microbubbly flows have periodic sweep characteristics. Massive microbubbles are generated by shear-off-induced breakup, dynamic erosion breakup, and wall-fluid-shear-induced breakup within the fluidic oscillator. Mass transfer measurements show that the generated microbubbly flows have a higher interfacial area (a) and volumetric liquid-side mass transfer coefficients (k_L) than the other comparison groups. Furthermore, the energy efficiency is assessed in terms of k_L per energy consumption (η) and energy consumption per a (ξ). For the fluidic oscillator group, the highest k_La is 0.089 s⁻¹, corresponding to (η = 0.63 m³/(kW·s), ξ = 2.6 J/m², a = 785 m²/m³). Although it has been reported that higher k_La is typically associated with lower energy efficiency, the results indicate that the fluidic oscillator is a promising microbubble generator.

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AIChE Journal 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

7.10

自引率

10.80%

发文量

411

审稿时长

3.6 months

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