Dynamics of sulfur dioxide absorption in a raindrop falling at terminal velocity

被引:42
作者
Chen, WH [1 ]
机构
[1] Foo Yin Inst Technol, Dept Environm Engn & Sanitat, Kaohsiung 831, Taiwan
关键词
sulfur dioxide; absorption dynamics; raindrop; fully numerical simulation method; terminal settling velocity;
D O I
10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00274-6
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Sulfur dioxide absorption dynamics in a raindrop are studied numerically by means of a fully numerical simulation method (FNSM) in which a composite orthogonal grid system consisting of both gas- and liquid-phase is adopted. When a raindrop with fixed radius falls in association with terminal velocity, a recirculation bubble always accompanies the gas-phase flow field in the aft region of the drop. With regard to the drop internal flow structure it has a drastic variation with drop size. When the drop radius is small (e.g. r(s) = 200 mum), only a single vortex motion is seen inside the drop. Under such a situation, sulfur dioxide absorbed from the interface is mainly transported from the area in front of the aft stagnation point. In contrast, as the drop is relatively large, say, r(s) = 500 mum, it is of interest to find that a double-vortex motion, composed of a primary and a secondary vortexes, is clearly observed. As a result, the onset of SO2 transport process occurs at the drop's surface near where the two vortexes meet. By defining a drop mass transport number, it indicates that the mass transported via internal circulation is always much faster than that by mass diffusion and the latter is highly relevant to the drop radius. Accordingly, the SO2 transport dynamics in a raindrop is essentially determined by drop size. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:4777 / 4790
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