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Xue L, Hao Z, Ren W, Wang Y, Liu G, Liu J, Wang H, Bie H. Investigation on the cavitation characteristic of a novel cylindrical rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2024; 109:106999. [PMID: 39033717 PMCID: PMC11295464 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.106999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation reactors are of great promise for the applications of chemical process intensification and water treatment. In this work, a novel cylindrical rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor (CRHCR) with rectangular grooves and oblique tooth protrusions on the rotor surface was studied. The three-dimensional characterization of cavitation within the CRHCR was observed from the front and left views by the high-speed camera experiments. Interestingly, a new phenomenon of simultaneous formation of the attached cavitation and shear cavitation was found in the CRHCR. The synergistic effect of attached cavitation and shear cavitation contributes to the enhancement of the cavitation performance of CRHCR. In addition, the evolution of attached cavitation is explored. It is found that attached cavitation forms a trapezoidal-shaped cavitation cloud in the groove, which undergoes three various stages: incipient, development, and collapse. Finally, the pulsation frequency and cavitation intensity of shear cavitation in the chamber were investigated. The results show that the cavitation pulsation frequency is the same at the same rotational speed in the chamber near diverse oblique teeth. As the rotational speed increases, the cavitation pulsation frequency increases linearly. These findings in this paper are of great benefit to understanding the mechanism of the cavitation effect of CRHCR.
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- Licheng Xue
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao 266100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, Shandong, China.
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Sun X, Xia G, You W, Jia X, Manickam S, Tao Y, Zhao S, Yoon JY, Xuan X. Effect of the arrangement of cavitation generation unit on the performance of an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 99:106544. [PMID: 37544171 PMCID: PMC10432248 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is widely considered a promising process intensification technology. The novel advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactors (ARHCRs), with considerably higher performance compared with traditional devices, have gained increasing attention of academic and industrial communities. The cavitation generation unit (CGU), located on the rotor and/or stator of an ARHCR, is utilized to generate cavitation and consequently, its geometrical structure is vital for the performance. The present work studied, for the first time, the effect of the arrangement of CGU on the performance of a representative ARHCR by employing computational fluid dynamics based on the "simplified flow field" strategy. The effect of CGU arrangement, which was neglected in the past, was evaluated: radial offset distance (c), intersection angle (ω), number of rows (N), circumferential offset angle (γ), and radial spacing (r). The results indicate that the CGU, with an arrangement of a low ω and moderate c, N, γ, and r, performed the highest cavitation efficiency. The corresponding reasons were analyzed by combining the flow field and cavitation pattern. Moreover, the results also exposed a weakness of the "simplified flow field" strategy which may induce the unfavorable "sidewall effect" and cause false high-pressure region. The findings of this work may provide a reference value to the design of ARHCRs.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture of Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture of Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture of Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fluid Transmission Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan BE1410, Brunei Darussalam
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture of Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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A Review on Rotary Generators of Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Wastewater Treatment and Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion Process. Processes (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/pr11020514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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The issue of ever-increasing amounts of waste activated sludge (WAS) produced from biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is pointed out. WAS can be effectively reduced in the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, where methanogens break down organic matter and simultaneously produce biogas in the absence of oxygen, mainly methane and CO2. Biomethane can then be effectively used in gas turbines to produce electricity and power a part of WWTPs. Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) has been identified as a potential technique that can improve the AD process and enhance biogas yield. Rotary generators of hydrodynamic cavitation (RGHCs) that have gained considerable popularity due to their promising results and scalability are presented. Operation, their underlying mechanisms, parameters for performance evaluation, and their division based on geometry of cavitation generation units (CGUs) are presented. Their current use in the field of wastewater treatment is presented, with the focus on WAS pre/treatment. In addition, comparison of achieved results with RGHCs relevant to the enhancement of AD process is presented.
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Sun X, You W, Wu Y, Tao Y, Yoon JY, Zhang X, Xuan X. Hydrodynamic Cavitation: A Novel Non-Thermal Liquid Food Processing Technology. Front Nutr 2022; 9:843808. [PMID: 35308268 PMCID: PMC8931495 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.843808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC), as a novel non-thermal processing technology, has recently shown unique effects on the properties of various liquid foods. The extreme conditions of pressure at ~500 bar, local hotspots with ~5,000 K, and oxidation created by HC can help obtain characteristic products with high quality and special taste. Moreover, compared with other emerging non-thermal approaches, the feature of the HC phenomenon and its generation mechanism helps determine that HC is more suitable for industrial-scale processing. This mini-review summarizes the current knowledge of the recent advances in HC-based liquid food processing. The principle of HC is briefly introduced. The effectiveness of HC on the various physical (e.g., particle size, viscosity, temperature, and stability), chemical (nutrition loss), and biological characteristics (microorganism inactivation) of various liquid foods are evaluated. Finally, several recommendations for future research on the HC technique are provided.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Reducing Emissions From Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Fu S, Lu J, Zhou F, Yuan H, Wang Y, Dai C. Study on the performance of a novel hydrodynamic cavitation device for treatment of wastewater. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.2752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Shuangcheng Fu
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Process Equipment Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu China
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Sun X, Liu S, Zhang X, Tao Y, Boczkaj G, Yoon JY, Xuan X. Recent advances in hydrodynamic cavitation-based pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for valorization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 345:126251. [PMID: 34728352 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recently, the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC)-based pretreatment has shown high effectiveness in laboratories and even in industrial productions for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) into value-added products. The pretreatment capability derives from the extraordinary conditions of pressures at ∼500 bar, local hotspots with ∼5000 K, and oxidation (hydroxyl radicals) created by HC at room conditions. To promote this emerging technology, the present review summarizes the recent advances in the HC-based pretreatment of LCB. The principle of HC including the sonochemical effect and hydrodynamic cavitation reactor is introduced. The effectiveness of HC on the delignification of LCB as well as subsequent fermentation, paper production, and other applications is evaluated. Several key operational factors (i.e., reaction environment, duration, and feedstock characteristics) in HC pretreatments are discussed. The enhancement mechanism of HC including physical and chemical effects is analyzed. Finally, the perspectives on future research on the HC-based pretreatment technology are highlighted.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Reducing Emissions from Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, PR China
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Redlinger-Pohn JD, Petkovšek M, Gordeyeva K, Zupanc M, Gordeeva A, Zhang Q, Dular M, Söderberg LD. Cavitation Fibrillation of Cellulose Fiber. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:847-862. [PMID: 35099936 PMCID: PMC8924874 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cellulose fibrils are the structural backbone of plants and, if carefully liberated from biomass, a promising building block for a bio-based society. The mechanism of the mechanical release─fibrillation─is not yet understood, which hinders efficient production with the required reliable quality. One promising process for fine fibrillation and total fibrillation of cellulose is cavitation. In this study, we investigate the cavitation treatment of dissolving, enzymatically pretreated, and derivatized (TEMPO oxidized and carboxymethylated) cellulose fiber pulp by hydrodynamic and acoustic (i.e., sonication) cavitation. The derivatized fibers exhibited significant damage from the cavitation treatment, and sonication efficiently fibrillated the fibers into nanocellulose with an elementary fibril thickness. The breakage of cellulose fibers and fibrils depends on the number of cavitation treatment events. In assessing the damage to the fiber, we presume that microstreaming in the vicinity of imploding cavities breaks the fiber into fibrils, most likely by bending. A simple model showed the correlation between the fibrillation of the carboxymethylated cellulose (CMCe) fibers, the sonication power and time, and the relative size of the active zone below the sonication horn.
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- Jakob D Redlinger-Pohn
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56-58, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden.,Treesearch, Teknikringen 38a, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Water and Turbine Machines, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56-58, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Water and Turbine Machines, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 16 C, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, Campus Calla, Olaus Magnus väg 37, 583 30 Linköping, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Water and Turbine Machines, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56-58, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden.,Treesearch, Teknikringen 38a, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
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Bimestre TA, Júnior JAM, Canettieri EV, Tuna CE. Hydrodynamic cavitation for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: a review of recent developments and future perspectives. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2022; 9:7. [PMID: 38647820 PMCID: PMC10991952 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-022-00499-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The hydrodynamic cavitation comes out as a promising route to lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment releasing huge amounts of energy and inducing physical and chemical transformations, which favor lignin-carbohydrate matrix disruption. The hydrodynamic cavitation process combined with other pretreatment processes has shown an attractive alternative with high pretreatment efficiency, low energy consumption, and easy setup for large-scale applications compared to conventional pretreatment methods. This present review includes an overview of this promising technology and a detailed discussion on the process of parameters that affect the phenomena and future perspectives of development of this area.
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- Thiago Averaldo Bimestre
- Chemistry and Energy Department, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University UNESP, Guaratinguetá, SP, 12516-410, Brazil.
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- Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies, National Institute for Space Research CPTEC/INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, 12630-000, Brazil
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- Chemistry and Energy Department, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University UNESP, Guaratinguetá, SP, 12516-410, Brazil
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- Chemistry and Energy Department, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University UNESP, Guaratinguetá, SP, 12516-410, Brazil
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Sun X, Yang Z, Wei X, Tao Y, Boczkaj G, Yoon JY, Xuan X, Chen S. Multi-objective optimization of the cavitation generation unit structure of an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 80:105771. [PMID: 34689065 PMCID: PMC8551246 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) has been widely considered a promising technique for industrial-scale process intensifications. The effectiveness of HC is determined by the performance of hydrodynamic cavitation reactors (HCRs). The advanced rotational HCRs (ARHCRs) proposed recently have shown superior performance in various applications, while the research on the structural optimization is still absent. The present study, for the first time, identifies optimal structures of the cavitation generation units of a representative ARHCR by combining genetic algorithm (GA) and computational fluid dynamics, with the objectives of maximizing the total vapor volume, Vvapor , and minimizing the total torque of the rotor wall, M→z . Four important geometrical factors, namely, diameter (D), interaction distance (s), height (h), and inclination angle (θ), were specified as the design variables. Two high-performance fitness functions for Vvapor and M→z were established from a central composite design with 25 cases. After performing 10,001 simulations of GA, a Pareto front with 1630 non-dominated points was obtained. The results reveal that the values of s and θ of the Pareto front concentrated on their lower (i.e., 1.5 mm) and upper limits (i.e., 18.75°), respectively, while the values of D and h were scattered in their variation regions. In comparison to the original model, a representative global optimal point increased the Vvapor by 156% and decreased the M→z by 14%. The corresponding improved mechanism was revealed by analyzing the flow field. The findings of this work can strongly support the fundamental understanding, design, and application of ARHCRs for process intensifications.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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Gostiša J, Zupanc M, Dular M, Širok B, Levstek M, Bizjan B. Investigation into cavitational intensity and COD reduction performance of the pinned disc reactor with various rotor-stator arrangements. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 77:105669. [PMID: 34303127 PMCID: PMC8327660 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, the hydrodynamic cavitation and wastewater treatment performance of a rotary generator with pin disk for hydrodynamic cavitation are investigated. Various geometrical features and arrangements of rotor and stator pins were evaluated to improve the configuration of the cavitation device. The pilot device used to perform the experiments was upgraded with a transparent cover that allows visualization of the hydrodynamic cavitation in the rotor-stator region with high-speed camera and simultaneous measurement of pressure fluctuations. Based on the hydrodynamic characteristics, three arrangements were selected and evaluated with respect to the chemical effects of cavitation on a 200-liter wastewater influent sample. The experimental results show that the rotational speed and the spacing of the rotor pins have the most significant effect on the cavitation intensity and effectiveness, while the pin diameter and the surface roughness are less significant design parameters. Cavitation intensity increases with pin velocity, but can be inhibited if the pins are arranged too close together. At best configuration, COD was reduced by 31% in 15 liquid passes, consuming 8.2 kWh/kg COD. The number of liquid passes also proved to be an important process parameter for improving the energy efficiency.
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- Jurij Gostiša
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- JP CCN Domzale-Kamnik d.o.o., Domzale-Kamnik WWTP, Domzale, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Sun X, Wang Z, Xuan X, Ji L, Li X, Tao Y, Boczkaj G, Zhao S, Yoon JY, Chen S. Disinfection characteristics of an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor in pilot scale. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 73:105543. [PMID: 33845245 PMCID: PMC8059091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation is a promising technique for water disinfection. In the present paper, the disinfection characteristics of an advanced hydrodynamic cavitation reactor (ARHCR) in pilot scale were studied. The effects of various flow rates (1.4-2.6 m3/h) and rotational speeds (2600-4200 rpm) on the removal of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were revealed and analyzed. The variation regularities of the log reduction and reaction rate constant at various cavitation numbers were established. A disinfection rate of 100% was achieved in only 4 min for 15 L of simulated effluent under 4200 rpm and 1.4 m3/h, with energy efficiency at 0.0499 kWh/L. A comprehensive comparison with previously introduced HCRs demonstrates the superior performance of the presented ARHCR system. The morphological changes in E. coli were studied by scanning electron microscopy. The results indicate that the ARHCR can lead to serious cleavage and surface damages to E. coli, which cannot be obtained by conventional HCRs. Finally, a possible damage mechanism of the ARHCR, including both the hydrodynamical and sonochemical effects, was proposed. The findings of the present study can provide strong support to the fundamental understanding and applications of ARHCRs for water disinfection.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Department of Process Engineering and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk 80-233, Poland.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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Tsalagkas D, Börcsök Z, Pásztory Z, Gogate P, Csóka L. Assessment of the papermaking potential of processed Miscanthus × giganteus stalks using alkaline pre-treatment and hydrodynamic cavitation for delignification. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 72:105462. [PMID: 33476967 PMCID: PMC7816010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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One way of satisfying increased market demand and simultaneously achieving a reduced environmental load in the industrial paper production is the use of fibrous agricultural residues. The aims of this study were i) to investigate the effect of alkaline - hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) pre-treatments on the delignification of Miscanthus × giganteus stalks (MGS) and ii) establishing the suitability of MGS as feedstock and their exploitation in pulp and paper manufacturing. It was demonstrated that the proposed treatment is an efficient delignification method for the non-wood fiber sources, such as miscanthus. A significant outcome of this work was the observation that HC treatment preserved the fibres lengths and surface quality of raw MGS, but at the same time increased the amount of kinked and curled fibers present in cavitated miscanthus fibers. The average miscanthus fiber length was found to be relatively short at 0.45 (±0.28) mm, while the slenderness ratio, the flexibility coefficient and Runkel ratio values were calculated to be 28.13, 38.16 and 1.62, respectively. The estimated physical properties of MGS pulp hand-sheets were 24.88 (±3.09) N m g-1 as the tensile index, 0.92 (±0.06) kPa m2 g-1 as the burst index and 4.0 (±0.37) mN m2 g-1 as the tear index. Overall the current work demonstrated effective use of hydrodynamic cavitation for improving the processing in pulp and paper manufacturing.
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- Dimitrios Tsalagkas
- Innovation Center, University of Sopron, 4 Bajcsy Zs., 9400 Sopron, Hungary; Department of Wood Science and Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, Brno 61300, Czech Republic.
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- Innovation Center, University of Sopron, 4 Bajcsy Zs., 9400 Sopron, Hungary
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- Innovation Center, University of Sopron, 4 Bajcsy Zs., 9400 Sopron, Hungary
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 400019, India
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- Institute of Cellulose and Paper Technology, Celltech-paper Ltd., 9400 Sopron, Hungary
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Gostiša J, Širok B, Repinc SK, Levstek M, Stražar M, Bizjan B, Zupanc M. Performance evaluation of a novel pilot-scale pinned disc rotating generator of hydrodynamic cavitation. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 72:105431. [PMID: 33383544 PMCID: PMC7803817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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This study investigates hydrodynamic performance of a novel pinned disc rotating generator of hydrodynamic cavitation in comparison with a serrated disc variant on a pilot-scale. Experimental results show that at a given rotational speed and liquid flow rate, the pinned disc generates more intense cavitation (i.e. lower cavitation number, higher volume fraction of vapor and higher amplitude of pressure fluctuations) than the serrated disc, while also consuming less energy per liquid pass (i.e., higher flow rate and pumping pressure difference of water at similar power consumption). Additionally, mechanical and chemical wastewater treatment performance of the novel cavitator was evaluated on an 800 L influent sample from a wastewater treatment plant. Mechanical effects resulted in a reduction of average particle size from 148 to 38 µm and increase of specific surface area, while the oxidation potential was confirmed by reduction of COD, TOC, and BOD up to 27, 23 and 30% in 60 cavitation passes, respectively. At optimal operating conditions and 30 cavitation passes, pinned disc cavitator had a 310% higher COD removal capacity while consuming 65% less energy per kg of COD removed than the serrated disc cavitator. Furthermore, the specific COD-reduction energy consumption of the pinned disc cavitator on the pilot scale is comparable to the best cases of lab-scale orifice and venturi devices operating at much lower wastewater processing capacity.
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- Jurij Gostiša
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- JP CCN Domzale-Kamnik d.o.o., Domzale-Kamnik WWTP, Domzale, Slovenia
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- JP CCN Domzale-Kamnik d.o.o., Domzale-Kamnik WWTP, Domzale, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Sun X, Xuan X, Ji L, Chen S, Liu J, Zhao S, Park S, Yoon JY, Om AS. A novel continuous hydrodynamic cavitation technology for the inactivation of pathogens in milk. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 71:105382. [PMID: 33276234 PMCID: PMC7786570 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation is a powerful tool for the enhancement of various processing applications. This study utilizes continuous hydrodynamic cavitation (CHC) for the inactivation of pathogens in milk for the first time. The thermal characteristics, inactivation performance, damage on the nutritional composition, product safety, and cost of the advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor at pilot scale were comprehensively investigated. The inactivation results demonstrated that 5.89, 5.53, and 2.99 ± 0.08 log reductions of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus were achieved, respectively, at a final treatment temperature of 70 °C for 1-2 s. Moreover, the detrimental effect of CHC on the nutritional composition of milk, including mineral, fat, protein, and vitamin contents, was similar to that of high-temperature short-time method. The change in the concentrations of general bacteria and E. coli, as well as the pH value and acidity of the CHC treated milk stored at 5 °C for 14 days was found to be close to that of low-temperature long-time pasteurized milk. The cost of the present CHC treatment was $0.00268/L with a production rate of 4.2 L/min. CHC appears to be a remarkable method for the continuous processing of milk, as well as other liquid foods with high nutrition and "fresh-picked" flavor, due to its high efficacy, good scalability, high production capacity, and low operating and equipment costs.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Gujar SK, Gogate PR, Kanthale P, Pandey R, Thakre S, Agrawal M. Combined oxidation processes based on ultrasound, hydrodynamic cavitation and chemical oxidants for treatment of real industrial wastewater from cellulosic fiber manufacturing sector. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sun X, Xuan X, Song Y, Jia X, Ji L, Zhao S, Yong Yoon J, Chen S, Liu J, Wang G. Experimental and numerical studies on the cavitation in an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor for water treatment. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 70:105311. [PMID: 32871384 PMCID: PMC7786598 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2020.105311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) has emerged as one of the most potential technologies for industrial-scale water treatment. The advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactors (ARHCRs) that appeared recently have shown their high effectiveness and economical efficiency compared with conventional devices. For the interaction-type ARHCRs where cavitation is generated from the interaction between the cavitation generation units (CGUs) located on the rotor and the stator, their flow field, cavitation generation mechanism, and interaction process are still not well defined. The present study experimentally and numerically investigated the cavitation flow characteristics in a representative interaction-type ARHCR which has been proposed in the past. The cavitation generation mechanism and development process, which was categorized into "coinciding", "leaving", and "approaching" stages, were analyzed explicitly with experimental flow visualization and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The changes in the cavitation pattern, area ratio, and sheet cavitation length showed high periodicity with a period of 0.5 ms/cycle at a rotational speed of 3,600 rpm in the flow visualization. The experimental and CFD results indicated that sheet cavitation can be generated on the downstream sides of both the moving and the static CGUs. The sheet cavitation was induced and continuously enlarged in the "leaving" and "approaching" stages and was crushed after the moving CGUs coincided with the static CGUs. In addition, vortex cavitation was formed in the vortex center of each CGU due to high-speed rotating fluid motion. The shape and size of the vortex cavitation were determined by the compression effect produced by the interaction. The findings of this work are important for the fundamental understanding, design, and application of the ARHCRs in water treatment.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- School of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- National-Provincial Joint Engineering Laboratory for Fluid Transmission System Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China; National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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Sun X, Jia X, Liu J, Wang G, Zhao S, Ji L, Yong Yoon J, Chen S. Investigation on the characteristics of an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor for water treatment. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Prediction of flow characteristics in fibrous porous medium using a novel modeling algorithm and lattice Boltzmann method. Chem Eng Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kim H, Koo B, Sun X, Yoon JY. Investigation of sludge disintegration using rotor-stator type hydrodynamic cavitation reactor. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sun X, Chen S, Liu J, Zhao S, Yoon JY. Hydrodynamic Cavitation: A Promising Technology for Industrial-Scale Synthesis of Nanomaterials. Front Chem 2020; 8:259. [PMID: 32351937 PMCID: PMC7174716 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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One of the most challenging issues for the large-scale application of nanomaterials, especially nanocarbons, is the lack of industrial synthetic methods. Sonochemistry, which creates an extreme condition of high pressure and temperature, has been thereby applied for synthesizing a wide variety of unusual nanostructured materials. Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC), characterized by high effectiveness, good scalability, and synergistic effect with other physical and chemical methods, has emerged as the promising sonochemistry technology for industrial-scale applications. Recently, it was reported that HC can not only significantly enhance the performance of biochar, but also preserve or improve the respective chemical composition. Moreover, the economic efficiency was found to be at least one order of magnitude higher than that of conventional methods. Due to the great potential of HC in the industrial-scale synthesis of nanomaterials, the present perspective focuses on the mechanism of sonochemistry, advances in HC applications, and development of hydrodynamic cavitation reactors, which is supposed to contribute to the fundamental understanding of this novel technology.
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- Xun Sun
- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education at Shandong University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education at Shandong University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture, Ministry of Education, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Mechanical Engineering Education at Shandong University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, South Korea
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