Computational evaluation of fluid flow through porous membranes

Authors

  • Tatiana López Montoya Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)
  • Mauricio Giraldo Orozco Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)
  • César Nieto Londoño Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15332/iteckne.v9i2.2761

Keywords:

CFD, Porous media

Abstract

In the present article, study of the behavior of flow profiles and pressure associated with the flow of an incompressible fluid across a porous media with different packing conditions is shown. For practical purpose, the porous media was modeled as a staggered packed bed of spheres. The simulation was made in CFD software Fluent. Results showed a great influence of the sphere diameter in the pressure drop. Regarding streaklines, there was found to be a strong interaction between the flows of each sphere downstream. A vortex detachment influenced both by the sphere size and the number of spheres was present in the last layer of the bank of spheres.

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Author Biographies

Tatiana López Montoya, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)

Ingeniera Mecánica, Universidad Pontifica Bolivariana. Investigador auxiliar Grupo de Energía y Termodinámica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

Mauricio Giraldo Orozco, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)

Ph.D. Ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Docente e Investigador Grupo de Energía y Termodinámica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

César Nieto Londoño, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)

Ph.D. Ingeniería, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Docente e Investigador Grupo de Investigación en Ingeniería Aeroespacial, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

López Montoya, T., Giraldo Orozco, M., & Nieto Londoño, C. (2012). Computational evaluation of fluid flow through porous membranes. ITECKNE, 9(2), 85–94. https://doi.org/10.15332/iteckne.v9i2.2761

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2012)

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Research and Innovation Articles

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