Characterization of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Expanded Metal Meshes for Catalytic Processes

Marzena Iwaniszyn; Katarzyna Sindera; Anna Gancarczyk; Bartosz Leszczyński; Mateusz Korpyś; Mikołaj Suwak; Andrzej Kołodziej; Przemysław J. Jodłowski

LAPSE:2023.7813

Published Article

LAPSE:2023.7813

Characterization of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Expanded Metal Meshes for Catalytic Processes

Marzena Iwaniszyn, Katarzyna Sindera, Anna Gancarczyk, Bartosz Leszczyński, Mateusz Korpyś, Mikołaj Suwak, Andrzej Kołodziej, Przemysław J. Jodłowski

February 24, 2023

Abstract
In this work, three raised expanded metal meshes (EMMs) differing in mesh size were tested experimentally with regard to their flow and transport properties. Empirical equations for the Nusselt number and Fanning friction factor were developed. Alongside the experiments, simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models were used to simulate the pressure drop and heat transfer coefficients within EMMs. Finally, the Performance Efficiency Criterion (PEC) was applied to compare EMMs with other reactor packings.

Record ID

LAPSE:2023.7813

Keywords

CFD modelling, expanded metal mesh, flow resistance, heat transfer, structured reactor

Subject

Modelling and Simulations

Suggested Citation

Iwaniszyn M, Sindera K, Gancarczyk A, Leszczyński B, Korpyś M, Suwak M, Kołodziej A, Jodłowski PJ. Characterization of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer of Expanded Metal Meshes for Catalytic Processes. (2023). LAPSE:2023.7813

Author Affiliations

Iwaniszyn M: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Sindera K: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Gancarczyk A: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Leszczyński B: M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Kraków, Poland [ORCID]
Korpyś M: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Suwak M: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Kołodziej A: Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bałtycka 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Opole University of Technology, Katowicka 48, 45-061 Opole, Poland
Jodłowski PJ: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Kraków University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland [ORCID]

Journal Name

Energies

Volume

15

Issue

22

First Page

8437

Year

2022

Publication Date

2022-11-11