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Equivalent isothermal temperatures for nonisothermal reactors
Author(s) -
Malloy John B.,
Seelig Herman S.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690010424
Subject(s) - isothermal process , thermodynamics , constant (computer programming) , materials science , kinetic energy , chemistry , physics , classical mechanics , computer science , programming language
A simple procedure has been developed for evaluating the equivalent isothermal temperature for nonisothermal reactors. Reaction‐rate constants determined from a kinetic study are averaged by a simplified integration method; the average rate constant defines the equivalent isothermal temperature. Use of this equivalent temperature permits direct comparison of experiments carried out in reactors having widely different temperature profiles.