Computational methodology for the development of microdevices and microreactors with ANSYS CFX

Autor(es)

Santana, Harrson S. ^[1] ; da Silva, Adriano G. P. ^[1] ; Lopes, Mariana G. M. ^[1] ; Rodrigues, Alan C. ^[1] ; Taranto, Osvaldir P. ^[1] ; Silva Jr, Joao Lameu

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Sch Chem Engn, BR-13083852 Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: METHODSX; v. 7, 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

In the present paper, a computational methodology for the development of microdevices and microreactors are presented. The methodology was based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), i.e., the solution of transport equations governing the flow field. The methodology presents a step-by-step tutorial for modeling and simulation of such microdevices that can be used by beginner or experienced users. The proposed methodology was employed in two study cases: fluid mixing and fluid mixing accompanied by chemical reaction. Two new geometry designs were evaluated: a micrometric scale channel with triangular cross section (MT) and a millimeter range scaled channel (MTB). It is expect that the reported methodology contributes to the popularization of CFD usage among researchers, scientists and Microfluidic enthusiasts. Also, it can motivate future studies to focus firstly on geometry optimization by numerical simulations, providing a faster and economical way to develop microdevices. A CFD-based methodology was presented for the development of microdevices and microreactors The methodology can be used in distinct fluid mixing and chemical reaction systems Numerical simulation allows a faster microdevice development procedure with costs reductions (C) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/20842-4 - Desenvolvimento de uma microplanta química para produção de biodiesel baseada em microrreatores
• Beneficiário: Osvaldir Pereira Taranto
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular