CFD Simulation of an Activated Carbon Filter
2016 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
In various industries, specialized filters with activated carbon are used for adsorbing mercury from air-flows. MRT has eight such Activated CarbonFilters (ACFs) in one of their devices. The main purpose of research is tostudy the flow in the ACF filter and suggest a mathematical model for the complete system through which an improved design can be found.Simulation of a single ACF illustrates how the current system’s air flow does not cover the whole filter leaving part of the carbon bed unused forthe adsorption. This is validated by experimental data. A theoretical studybased on a mathematical model is made and the improved air flow pattern of a re-designed ACF is presented. An additional improvement is that byswitching inlet and outlet the usable time of the filters is prolonged.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. , p. 62
Keywords [en]
Activated Carbon Filters, Adsorption, Air flow pattern, Mercury, Mathematical Model
National Category
Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-13839OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-13839DiVA, id: diva2:1068883
External cooperation
MRT Systems
Subject / course
MT2525 Masters Thesis (120 credits) in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Structural Engineering
Educational program
MTAMT Master of Science Programme in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Structural Mechanics
Presentation
2016-10-26, J1640, Campus Grasvik, BTH, Karlskrona, 08:25 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2017-01-262017-01-262017-02-10Bibliographically approved