<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A mathematical model enabling a quantitative description of wet oxidation of excess sludge in continuous bubble columns is proposed. The model consists of mass and heat transfer kinetic equations and material and heat balance equations of gas and liquid phases flowing through the absorber. The equations of material and heat balance refer to a parallel, co- current flow of gas and liquid phase and take into account a complex chemical reaction in the liquid phase core. The proposed model was used in a numerical simulation of wet oxidation in a bubble absorber for different process conditions: flow rate and composition of the gas and liquid phase, temperature and pressure, and different heights and diameters of the column.</p></abstract>

A mathematical model enabling a quantitative description of wet oxidation of excess sludge in continuous bubble columns is proposed. The model consists of mass and heat transfer kinetic equations and material and heat balance equations of gas and liquid phases flowing through the absorber. The equations of material and heat balance refer to a parallel, co- current flow of gas and liquid phase and take into account a complex chemical reaction in the liquid phase core. The proposed model was used in a numerical simulation of wet oxidation in a bubble absorber for different process conditions: flow rate and composition of the gas and liquid phase, temperature and pressure, and different heights and diameters of the column.

Mathematical modelling of wet oxidation of excess sludge

Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Łódź, 90-924 Łódź, ul Wólczańska 213, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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A mathematical model enabling a quantitative description of wet oxidation of excess sludge in continuous bubble columns is proposed. The model consists of mass...

Mathematical modelling of wet oxidation of excess sludge

Published Online: Oct 19, 2007

Page range: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0013-z

Keywords
mathematical modelling, wet oxidation, excess sludge, bubble column

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Mathematical modelling of wet oxidation of excess sludge

Published Online: Oct 19, 2007

Page range: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10026-007-0013-z

Keywordsmathematical modelling, wet oxidation, excess sludge, bubble column

This content is open access.

Keywords
mathematical modelling, wet oxidation, excess sludge, bubble column