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Process Improvement in Stable Bleaching Powder Reactor at Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company
Overview
Process Improvement in Stable Bleaching Powder Reactor at Aditya Birla Science and Technology CompanyANSYS |
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Operational Impact
The use of ANSYS CFX for simulations led to a more efficient and cost-effective solution for the SBP manufacturing process. The easy-to-use interface helped to run rapid, robust simulations from preprocessing to solving to post-processing in ANSYS Workbench. The optimum design was achieved without incurring any physical testing costs and consequent plant downtimes. A more uniform chlorine gas distribution inside the reactor will reduce the SBP batch time. Increased process sustainability could reduce current EHS issues. Since chlorine gas tends to corrode metals, a more uniform distribution of chlorine within the reactor will reduce the excess chlorine required for reactions, thereby improving reactor lifetime. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Reduced the outlet-velocity-to-terminal-velocity ratio to 0.57 with 92 percent more uniform flow distribution after increasing the nozzle diameter 2.5 times. | |
Further reduction in the velocity ratio to 0.47 after adding two injection locations. | |
Significant reduction in the loss of solids per batch, leading to major time and cost savings. | |