CFD-based performance analysis of geometric designs for adsorption columns
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Abstract
Adsorption columns are integral to numerous industrial separation processes, yet their geometric design has remained largely underexplored compared to other optimization avenues such as adsorbent selection or process intensification. This study investigates the impact of column geometry on adsorption performance using a validated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based adsorption model. The model, built and validated at laboratory and pilot scales, is used to systematically compare cylindrical, spherical, and rectangular column configurations under identical operating conditions. Our simulations reveal the impact of geometry on mass and heat transfer, flow distribution, column breakthrough responses, and front propagation in both 2D and 3D. It is shown that column design plays a key role in shaping the thermal profiles during the later stages of a DCB run, affecting the adsorption loading capacity of the beds and potentially leading to the formation of dead zones. While the spherical design shows limited effectiveness for adsorption, the rectangular design showcases equivalent transport dynamics and performance as the conventional cylindrical column, while also promising a substantial increase in space utilization. This potentially translates into significant gains in throughput for the same real estate, a promising prospect for space-constrained adsorption applications. • Column geometry impacts adsorption dynamics mostly at the latter stages of a DCB run. • The rectangular and cylindrical designs display equivalent adsorption performance. • A rectangular design could improve throughput by 27% for the same real estate. • Dead zones are found in the spherical design due to subpar distribution of energy. • Pilot-scale columns can reasonably represent the dynamics of industry-scale systems.
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