The importance of hydrodynamics in UV advanced oxidation reactors.
The flow field of UV reactors was characterised experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV) and modelled with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The reactor flow was integrated with the radiation fluence rate and photolysis kinetics to calculate the overall conversion of photo-reactant components in annular UV reactors with an inlet parallel and perpendicular to the reactor axis. The results indicated that the fluid flow distribution within the reactor volume affects photo-reactor performance.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010777:Photochemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D014867:Water