Simulation of Blending Properties of Hydrogen-Injected into Natural Gas in Reflux Mixer

Kai-feng XUE , Wei-qing XU , Hao-jie LÜ , Guan-wei JIA

Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (19) : 8081 -8089.

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Science Technology and Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (19) : 8081-8089 DOI: 10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2404477
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Simulation of Blending Properties of Hydrogen-Injected into Natural Gas in Reflux Mixer
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Hydrogen-injected into natural gas for pipeline transportation is an effective way to solve the high cost of hydrogen transportation. The rapid and uniform mixing of hydrogen and natural gas is an unavoidable problem to ensure the safety of hydrogen-blended natural gas pipeline transportation. Because the mixed gas flows back to the mixing pipe through the reflux pipe, it can continue to mix with the hydrogen-blended natural gas after entering, and improve the mixing uniformity. Therefore, a reflux mixer was used to mix hydrogen and natural gas. The effects of the inclination angle, diameter ratio and number of reflux pipes on the mixing properties of reflux mixers were analyzed by CFD. The results show that the reflux mixer has low pressure loss, high mixing uniformity and high reflux rate. When the inclination angle of reflux pipe, the diameter ratio of reflux pipe and the number of reflux pipe are 10°, 0.5 and 3, the reflux mixer achieves the best effect, and its pressure loss, mixing uniformity and the reflux rate are 76 Pa, 99.7% and 44.5%, respectively. The research results can provide reference for the parameters design and mixing performance of hydrogen-blended natural gas mixer.

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hydrogen-blended natural gas / reflux Mixer / mixing uniformity / pressure loss / reflux rate

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Kai-feng XUE, Wei-qing XU, Hao-jie LÜ, Guan-wei JIA. Simulation of Blending Properties of Hydrogen-Injected into Natural Gas in Reflux Mixer. Science Technology and Engineering, 2025, 25(19): 8081-8089 DOI:10.12404/j.issn.1671-1815.2404477

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