Abstract
Computational fluid dynamics is applied to a comparative study of a counter-current reactor and a confined jet reactor for continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of nanomaterials under supercritical water conditions. The fluid flow and heat transfer variables including velocity and temperature profiles in both reactor configurations are simulated using ANSYS Fluent package. The tracer concentration profiles are also modelled via solving species equations from which the mixing behaviour in the reactors is investigated. The predicted temperatures are found to be in good agreement with experimental data. The simulation also provides suggestions to improving the reactor designs and process control.
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