The use of mixture model theory in CFD for the chemical reaction between CO2 and soda lime in closed circuit rebreather scrubbers

A mixture model simulation is presented by modeling the axial scrubber in a Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR). The mixture model is a good substitute for the full Eulerian multiphase model because the interphase laws are unknown in this case. Analysis of mesh size, mesh type and inflation are made to independently characterize their accuracy by means of convergence before further comparisons with experimental data. The importance of mesh refinement is demonstrated near the wall with satisfactory results seen on the near grid wall of the boundary where a finer mesh is utilized. The contribution of inflation and grid independence to the accuracy of the model is presented in the results section.