An accurate and efficient discrete formulation of aggregation population balance equation

Jitendra  Kumar; Gurmeet  Kaur; Evangelos  Tsotsas

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June 2016, 9(2): 373-391. doi: 10.3934/krm.2016.9.373

An accurate and efficient discrete formulation of aggregation population balance equation

Jitendra Kumar ^1, , Gurmeet Kaur ^1, and Evangelos Tsotsas ^2,

1.	Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 721302 Kharagpur, India, India
2.	Chair of Thermal Process Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany

Received January 2015 Revised September 2015 Published March 2016

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An efficient and accurate discretization method based on a finite volume approach is presented for solving aggregation population balance equation. The principle of the method lies in the introduction of an extra feature that is beyond the essential requirement of mass conservation. The extra feature controls more precisely the behaviour of a chosen integral property of the particle size distribution that does not remain constant like mass, but changes with time. The new method is compared to the finite volume scheme recently proposed by Forestier and Mancini (SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 34, B840 - B860). It retains all the advantages of this scheme, such as simplicity, generality to apply on uniform or nonuniform meshes and computational efficiency, and improves the prediction of the complete particle size distribution as well as of its moments. The numerical results of particle size distribution using the previous finite volume method are consistently overpredicting, which is reflected in the form of the diverging behaviour of second or higher moments for large extent of aggregation. However, the new method controls the growth of higher moments very well and predicts the zeroth moment with high accuracy. Consequently, the new method becomes a powerful tool for the computation of gelling problems. The scheme is validated and compared with the existing finite volume method against several aggregation problems for suitably selected aggregation kernels, including analytically tractable and physically relevant kernels.

Keywords: nonuniform meshes, preservation of moments., aggregation, Population balances, finite volume method.

Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 45K05, 65R20; Secondary: 45L0.

Citation: Jitendra Kumar, Gurmeet Kaur, Evangelos Tsotsas. An accurate and efficient discrete formulation of aggregation population balance equation. Kinetic & Related Models, 2016, 9 (2) : 373-391. doi: 10.3934/krm.2016.9.373

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[4]	S. Bove, T. Solberg and B. H. Hjertager, A novel algorithm for solving population balance equations: The parallel parent and daughter classes. Derivation, analysis and testing,, Chemical Engineering Science, 60 (2005), 1449. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.021. Google Scholar
[5]	A. Eibeck and W. Wagner, Stochastic particle approximations for Smoluchowski's coagulation equation,, The Annals of Applied Probability, 11 (2001), 1137. doi: 10.1214/aoap/1015345398. Google Scholar
[6]	M. H. Ernst, R. M. Ziff and E. M. Hendriks, Coagulation processes with a phase transition,, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 97 (1984), 266. doi: 10.1016/0021-9797(84)90292-3. Google Scholar
[7]	F. Filbet and P. Laurençot, Numerical simulation of the Smoluchowski equation,, SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, 25 (2004), 2004. doi: 10.1137/S1064827503429132. Google Scholar
[8]	L. Forestier and S. Mancini, A Finite volume preserving scheme on nonuniform meshes and for multidimensional coalescence,, SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, 34 (2012). doi: 10.1137/110847998. Google Scholar
[9]	M. J. Hounslow, R. L. Ryall and V. R. Marshall, A discretized population balance for nucleation, growth and aggregation,, AIChE Journal, 38 (1988), 1821. doi: 10.1002/aic.690341108. Google Scholar
[10]	H. M. Hulburt and S. Katz, Some problems in particle technology: A statistical mechanical formulation,, Chemical Engineering Science, 19 (1964), 555. doi: 10.1016/0009-2509(64)85047-8. Google Scholar
[11]	Y. P. Kim and J. H. Seinfeld, Simulation of multicomponent aerosol dynamics,, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 149 (1992), 425. doi: 10.1016/0021-9797(92)90432-L. Google Scholar
[12]	M. Kostoglou, Extended cell average technique for the solution of coagulation equation,, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 306 (2007), 72. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.10.044. Google Scholar
[13]	R. Kumar, J. Kumar and G. Warnecke, Moment preserving finite volume schemes for solving population balance equations incorporating aggregation, breakage, growth and source terms,, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 23 (2013), 1235. doi: 10.1142/S0218202513500085. Google Scholar
[14]	J. Kumar, M. Peglow, G. Warnecke, S. Heinrich and L. Mörl, A discretized model for tracer population balance equation: Improved accuracy and convergence,, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 30 (2006), 1278. doi: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.02.021. Google Scholar
[15]	J. Kumar, M. Peglow, G. Warnecke, S. Heinrich and L. Mörl, Improved accuracy and convergence of discretized population balance for aggregation: The cell average technique,, Chemical Engineering Science, 61 (2006), 3327. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.12.014. Google Scholar
[16]	J. Kumar, M. Peglow, G. Warnecke and S. Heinrich, An efficient numerical technique for solving population balance equation involving aggregation, breakage, growth and nucleation,, Powder Technology, 182 (2008), 81. Google Scholar
[17]	S. Kumar and D. Ramkrishna, On the solution of population balance equations by discretization-I. A fixed pivot technique,, Chemical Engineering Science, 51 (1995), 1311. doi: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)88489-2. Google Scholar
[18]	S. Kumar and D. Ramkrishna, On the solution of population balance equations by discretization - II. A moving pivot technique,, Chemical Engineering Science, 51 (1996), 1333. doi: 10.1016/0009-2509(95)00355-X. Google Scholar
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[20]	G. Madras and B. J. McCoy, Reversible crystal growth-dissolution and aggregation-breakage: Numerical and moment solutions for population balance equations,, Powder Technology, 143-144 (2004), 143. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2004.04.022. Google Scholar
[21]	A. W. Mahoney and D. Ramkrishna, Efficient solution of population balance equations with discontinuities by finite elements,, Chemical Engineering Science, 57 (2002), 1107. doi: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00427-4. Google Scholar
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[23]	M. Nicmanis and M. J. Hounslow, A finite element analysis of the steady state population balance equation for particulate systems: Aggregation and growth,, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 20 (1996). doi: 10.1016/0098-1354(96)00054-3. Google Scholar
[24]	V. N. Piskunov and A. I. Golubev, The generalized approximation method for modeling coagulation kinetics-Part 1: Justification and implimentation of the method,, Journal of Aerosol Science, 33 (2002), 51. doi: 10.1016/S0021-8502(01)00073-8. Google Scholar
[25]	V. N. Piskunov, A. I. Golubev, J. C. Barrett and N. A. Ismailova, The generalized approximation method for modeling coagulation kinetics-Part 2: Comparison with other methods,, Journal of Aerosol Science, 33 (2002), 65. doi: 10.1016/S0021-8502(01)00072-6. Google Scholar
[26]	S. Qamar and G. Warnecke, Numerical solution of population balance equations for nucleation, growth and aggregation processes,, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 31 (2007), 1576. doi: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.01.006. Google Scholar
[27]	D. Ramkrishna, Population Balances. Theory and Applications to Particulate Systems in Engineering,, $1^{st}$ edition, (2000). Google Scholar
[28]	S. Rigopoulos and A. G. Jones, Finite-element scheme for solution of the dynamic population balance equation,, AIChE Journal, 49 (2003), 1127. doi: 10.1002/aic.690490507. Google Scholar
[29]	W. T. Scott, Analytic studies of cloud droplet coalescence,, Analytic Studies of Cloud Droplet Coalescence, 25 (1968), 54. doi: 10.1175/1520-0469(1968)025<0054:ASOCDC>2.0.CO;2. Google Scholar
[30]	D. J. Smit, M. J. Hounslow and W. R. Paterson, Aggregation and gelation-I. Analytical solutions for CST and batch operation,, Chemical Engineering Science, 49 (1994), 1025. doi: 10.1016/0009-2509(94)80009-X. Google Scholar
[31]	D. Verkoeijen, G. A. Pouw, G. M. H. Meesters and B. Scarlett, Population balances for particulate processes-a volume approach,, Chemical Engineering Science, 57 (2002), 2287. doi: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00118-5. Google Scholar
[32]	E. Wynn, Improved accuracy and convergence of discretized population balance of Lister et al,, AIChE Journal, 42 (1996), 2084. doi: 10.1002/aic.690420729. Google Scholar

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