CFD Simulation of concentration profiles and velocity field. Application: in bioleaching process
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In this study, some important variables in the bioleaching, such as ferric and zinc ions concentration in the liquid phase and velocity field around a single particle were simulated. Volume of fluid (VOF) method was used to predict the mentioned fields in a 3D geometry. Results show that VOF is a successful approach for prediction of velocity and concentration fields. The computational model has successfully captured the results observed in the previous works [1, 2]. Simulation results indicate that concentrations of species in a thin layer of liquid on the particle surface are very higher than their concentrations in the liquid bulk.
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