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Flow Characteristics and Transport Phenomena in Toroidal Loop Reactors
Author(s) -
Legrand J.,
Belleville P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200206)25:6<667::aid-ceat667>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - loop (graph theory) , mechanics , torus , heat transfer , propeller , flow (mathematics) , toroid , heat exchanger , dispersion (optics) , axial compressor , nuclear engineering , chemistry , thermodynamics , materials science , physics , engineering , plasma , mathematics , marine engineering , nuclear physics , geometry , optics , combinatorics , gas compressor
Loop reactors are especially convenient for fluid systems requiring defined flow conditions in the whole reactional zone. Torus reactors are submitted to a directed circulation achieved by a propeller. The flow characteristics and axial dispersion are analyzed in rectangular and circular loop reactors. The power consumption and the heat transfer capacity in torus reactors are also determined.