Net4CO2: 3D Simulations of NetMIX for Carbon Capture, Chemical Reaction and Combustion
Exact Sciences and Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Net4CO2 is a Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB) which aims to develop different technologies for low and zero-carbon energy systems, helping different industries reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and meet the targets defined in the Paris agreement.
During the past year, Net4CO2 has been using MACC facilities to run 2D and 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for both fundamental understanding and design optimization of netMIX devices used for 3 main applications:
1) carbon dioxide capture via hydrate formation;
2) carbon dioxide utilization via synthetic fuel production;
3) hydrogen combustion.
NetMIX devices are based on the NETmix technology, which consists of a network of mixing chambers interconnected by transport channels where the fluids flow in a self-sustained oscillatory motion, with an outstanding heat and mass transfer performance. This flow character together with the presence of multiple phases, and the occurrence of reactions, some of them with very fast kinetics, require a very strong computational power, to be simulated in a reasonable amount of time.
It is estimated that in some cases, the simulation wall clock time can be reduced from months to days.
Contacts:
José Carlos Lopes
email: jose.carlos.lopes@net4co2.pt
CoLAB NET4CO2 – Network for a Sustainable CO2 Economy
