Effect of Structural Optimization of Scrubbing Cooling Rings on Vertical Falling Film Flow Characteristics

[Image: see text] In order to study the influence of the structural optimization of the scrubbing cooling ring in the scrubbing cooling chamber on the flow characteristics of the vertical falling film, the flow characteristics of the turbulent falling film in the rising section of the development region at different internal platform heights of the scrubbing cooling ring and a high Reynolds number were studied by FLUENT software. First, the correctness of the model was verified by the maximum error of simulation and experimental results of no more than 9.836%. Then, the distribution of liquid film thickness (δ), velocity (V), and turbulence intensity (I(z)) at 0° of the tube in the axial direction x = 0–500 mm were calculated and obtained when the platform height (H) was 0–30 mm and the liquid film Reynolds number (Re(l)) = 1.1541 × 10(4)–3.4623 × 10(4). The results showed that δ in the entrance region increased sharply due to the “jet” effect with solid wall constraints formed by the structure of the water inlet pipe and the scrubbing cooling ring. On the contrary, the liquid film in the fully developed region showed a stable fluctuation trend due to the weakening of the “jet” effect. When H = 30 mm, the change of δ was relatively stable and the change of I(z) was small, indicating that this platform height is conducive to the stable and uniform distribution of the liquid film. In addition, when Re(l) < 1.1541 × 10(4), the liquid film was unstable due to the low flow rate and insufficient cohesion of the liquid film, but V increased slightly. In addition, with the increase of Re(l), δ did not change significantly along the axial direction, that is, the Plateau–Rayleigh hindered the growth of δ. Finally, the empirical formula for δ applicable to Re(l) = 1.1541 × 10(4)–3.4623 × 10(4) at the axial fixed position was fitted for the first time.