화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.53, 37-50, September, 2017
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2017.04.029  Export Citation
A review of the recent advances in design of corrugated plate packs applied for oil.water separation
Yunrui Han1, Limin He1, 2, †, Xiaoming Luo1, 3, †, Yuling Lü1, 2, †, Kaiyue Shi1, Jianheng Chen1, and Xin Huang1
  • 1College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum, No. 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266580, China
  • 2Qingdao Key Laboratory of Circle Sea Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, China University of Petroleum, No. 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266580, China
  • 3Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation Safety, China University of Petroleum, No. 66 Changjiang West Road, Qingdao 266580, China
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The paper reviews the contradictions and problems existing on the oil.water separation technology in detail from the perspective of experiments, numerical simulation and coalescence mechanism analysis, and the future research directions are forecasted. The review points out that the law of droplet coalescence on the corrugated plates can be studied from the perspective of microscopic experiment and mechanism research, which are the theoretical bases for clarifying the coalescence mechanism of the corrugated plates and refining the droplet coalescence mathematical model. The further research topics are also clarified to promote future applications by combining the coalescence technology with surface bionic technology.
Keywords:Droplet deformation;Corrugated plate;Oil-water separation;Wettability;Bionics
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