Date Available

8-1-2024

Year of Publication

2024

Degree Name

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)

Document Type

Master's Thesis

College

Engineering

Department/School/Program

Mechanical Engineering

First Advisor

Dr. Michael Renfro

Abstract

The shadowgraphy imaging technique was adapted to analyze the droplet field from a spray nozzle inside the gas absorption section of a compact column gas scrubber. This technique in conjunction with a developed image processing technique was able to gain statistical size information at different distances from two types of spray nozzles. The gas scrubber then ran a parametric campaign of eight operating conditions and statistical size information was captured for each case with the goal of understanding how operating conditions affect the droplet field properties. Lastly, several simulations were completed to understand how the addition of recirculation zones would impact the residence time of droplets within the gas absorption section.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.337

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