2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

CFD-BASED OPTIMAL SHAPE DESIGN OF MICROREACTORS

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20760523
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Reaction engineering/Process system
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	TONOMURA Osamu Kyoto University, 大学院・工学研究科, 助教 (70402956)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Keywords	システム工学 / マイクロ・ナノデバイス / モデル化 / 形状最適化 / 数値流体解析
Research Abstract	The shape of microchannels is an important design variable to achieve the desired performance. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is often used to rigorously examine the influence of the shape of microchannels on heat and mass transport phenomena in the flow field. In this research, a CFD-based shape optimization system is developed. To validate the effectiveness of the developed system, pressure drop minimization problems of microchannels are solved. In addition, micro electrolytic reactors having herringbone grooves are proposed to accelerate mass transfer of raw materials and products in the cross-sectional direction. The size and shape of grooves are optimally designed on the developed system.

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