Open AccessEngineering development of slurry bubble column reactor (SBCR) technology. Quarterly report, January 1--March 31, 1996
Author(s) -
Bernard A. Toseland,
R.E. Tischer
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/629345
Subject(s) - bubble column reactor , slurry , bubble , column (typography) , process engineering , reactor design , nuclear engineering , environmental science , scaling , engineering , waste management , mechanics , mechanical engineering , physics , environmental engineering , mathematics , geometry , connection (principal bundle) , gas bubble
The major technical objectives of this program are threefold: (1) to develop the design tools and a fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamics of a slurry bubble column reactor to maximize reactor productivity; (2) to develop the mathematical reactor design models and gain an understanding of the hydrodynamic fundamentals under industrially relevant process conditions; and (3) to develop an understanding of the hydrodynamics and their interaction with the chemistries occurring in the bubble column reactor. Successful completion of these objectives will permit more efficient usage of the reactor column and tighter design criteria, increase overall reactor efficiency, and ensure a design that leads to stable reactor behavior when scaling up to large diameter reactors. The main part of this report describes tracer studies of slurry bubble column hydrodynamics during methanol synthesis