Experimental Study and CFD Modeling of the Ohmic Heating Process in a Static Two-Phase Biosolid – Liquid System
Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2015, Pages 75-87
M. Keshavarz Moraveji*, E. Ghaderi
Abstract The effective parameters on Ohmic heating in static system containing biosolid-water were studied. The effects of distribution of particles, salinity and electric field strength on electrical conductivity, profiles of temperature, heat generation have been investigated. The experimental data verification with simulation results using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method were carried out. Governing equations (heat transfer and electrical equations) were discretized with finite element method. The experimental data and CFD results showed that in Ohmic heating process, the current diffusion in all the products is faster than traditional methods and the diffusion rates are equal for both biosolid-liquid phases.