Pulse Jet Mixing Tests With Noncohesive Solids

Meyer, Perry A. ; Bamberger, Judith A. ; Enderlin, Carl W. ; Fort, James A. ; Wells, Beric E. ; Sundaram, S. K. ; Scott, Paul A. ; Minette, Michael J. ; Smith, Gary L. ; Burns, Carolyn A. ; Greenwood, Margaret S. ; Morgen, Gerald P. ; Baer, Ellen BK ; Snyder, Sandra F. ; White, Michael K. ; Piepel, Gregory F. ; Amidan, Brett G. ; Heredia-Langner, Alejandro

关键词: AR FACILITIES;    CLOUDS;    COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;    DESIGN;    FLUID MECHANICS;    PERFORMANCE;    VELOCITY;    WASTE PROCESSING;    WASTES Pulse jet mixing;    WTP;    underground storage tanks;    mixing systems;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1036077
RP-ID  :  PNNL-18098 Rev. 1
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1036077
Others  :  Other: 830403000
Others  :  TRN: US1201314

学科分类：核能源与工程

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes results from pulse jet mixing (PJM) tests with noncohesive solids in Newtonian liquid. The tests were conducted during FY 2007 and 2008 to support the design of mixing systems for the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). Tests were conducted at three geometric scales using noncohesive simulants, and the test data were used to develop models predicting two measures of mixing performance for full-scale WTP vessels. The models predict the cloud height (the height to which solids will be lifted by the PJM action) and the critical suspension velocity (the minimum velocity needed to ensure all solids are suspended off the floor, though not fully mixed). From the cloud height, the concentration of solids at the pump inlet can be estimated. The predicted critical suspension velocity for lifting all solids is not precisely the same as the mixing requirement for 'disturbing' a sufficient volume of solids, but the values will be similar and closely related. These predictive models were successfully benchmarked against larger scale tests and compared well with results from computational fluid dynamics simulations. The application of the models to assess mixing in WTP vessels is illustrated in examples for 13 distinct designs and selected operational conditions. The values selected for these examples are not final; thus, the estimates of performance should not be interpreted as final conclusions of design adequacy or inadequacy. However, this work does reveal that several vessels may require adjustments to design, operating features, or waste feed properties to ensure confidence in operation. The models described in this report will prove to be valuable engineering tools to evaluate options as designs are finalized for the WTP. Revision 1 refines data sets used for model development and summarizes models developed since the completion of Revision 0.