Petro-chemical Equipment Technology ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 11-14.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-8805.2021.04.003

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Numerical Simulation Research on Fluid Distribution of Liquid Distributor under Sway

Zhou Guijuan1, Guo Zhifang2, Nie Ao1, Chen Jianjuan1, Sun Xijin1   

  1. 1. SINOPEC Engineering Incorporation, Beijing, 100101;
    2. Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 300451
  • Accepted:2021-06-25 Online:2021-07-14 Published:2021-07-14

Abstract: In this paper, computational fluid dynamics is adopted to simulate the flow field in the liquid distributor. The mass flow distribution and pressure drop at the outlet of the distributor in the horizontal and sway states were studied. The results show that after adding the sway at a certain angle, the deviation of the flow distribution increases from 6.75% to 21.24%. The nonuniformity of the outlet flow is increased significantly. Besides, sway in different directions has the same influence on the uneven distribution of flow. Increasing the height of the distributor inlet properly or optimizing the flow rate under the sway state can improve the uniformity of the liquid distribution of the liquid distributor under sway. The research results can provide data support for the structure optimization of the distributor under sway.

Key words: liquid distributor, sway, numerical simulation