CFD SIMULATION OF A PILOT-SCALE REACTOR FOR THE REMOVAL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS).

COLMAN LERNER, J.E.; DEL SOLE, M.B.; DUBOIS, F. I.; SAMBETH, J.E.; PORTA, A.A.; SANCHEZ, E.Y.

LATIN AMERICAN APPLIED RESEARCH

PLAPIQUI(UNS-CONICET)

Lugar: Bahia Blanca; Año: 2023 vol. 53 p. 55 - 58

0327-0793

This work reports preliminary results on the fluid dynamic simulation using ANSYS CFD software of a pilot scale reactor experimentally test-ed for the removal of VOCs (toluene, ethylbenzene, methyl ethyl ketone and xylenes). The reactor is con-structed from the modification of a commercial air stripper and has been successfully evaluated for the removal of VOCs using Mn, Ce and Pt based cata-lysts on ceramic monoliths (bentonite). By means of ANSYS CFD simulation it was possible to represent the flow in the reactor (validating with experimental data) and to simulate the flow in the monolith chan-nels. This information will allow us to have a better understanding of the fluid dynamics in the catalysts and to simulate the reactions with different VOCs by combining ANSYS CFD with ChemKin-PRO.