Final report of a co-ordinated research project 2001–2003 (IAEA-TECDOC-1412)
IAEA, VIENNA, 2004 p.228 ISBN 92–0–114504–7 ISSN 1011–4289
The Coordinated Research Project on Integration of Residence Time Distribution (RTD)
Tracing with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulation for Industrial Process Visualization
and Optimization began in January 2001 and was completed in December 2003. Five research
agreement holders from Australia, France, Germany, Norway and the United States of America were
involved, providing their expertise and know-how. Six research contract holders from Brazil, Cuba,
Czech Republic, India, Republic of Korea and Poland with recognized experience in radiotracer
methodology and technology as applied to industrial processing also participated in the project.
The overall objective of the CRP, which is the basis for the present TECDOC, was to develop
and validate an integrated methodology for radiotracer and fluid dynamics modelling in investigation
of engineering processes selected from chemical and petrochemical industries, energy production,
mineral ore processing and wastewater treatment sectors. The main scope of the CRP was to elaborate
a combined experimental-computational method for obtaining reliable quantitative results about
process insight in industrial vessels and process units to improve and optimize their design and
efficiency.
CONTENTS
SUMMARY
Advanced CFD & radiotracer techniques — A complementary technology — for industrial multiphase applications
Modelling the internal flow in a photo-reactor for wastewater irradiation
Applications of CFD and tracer stimulus response techniques in complex flow analysis
Tracer experimental techniques for CFD model verification and validation in sugar crystallizer
Simulation of a radiotracer experiment by flow and detection chain modelling: A first step towards better interpretation.
Investigation of transport behaviour of selected organic compounds in electrochemical remediation of contaminated soils
Validation of CFD models and integration of CFD-RTD methods for industrial process visualization and optimization
Radiotracer assisted visualization and CFD modelling of multiphase fluid flow in porous media
Combining CFD simulation with experimental RTD function for hydrocyclone separator studies.
Application of radiotracer technology and CFD for diagnosis of wastewater treatment plant
Contributions to the CRP integration of RTD tracing with CFD simulation for process visualization and optimization
