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Heterogeneous Modeling Approach for Gas‐Limited Reactions in an Inclined Rotating Fixed Bed Reactor
Author(s) -
Timaeus Robert,
Hampel Uwe,
Schubert Markus
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201800183
Subject(s) - wetting , packed bed , mass transfer , yield (engineering) , tube (container) , concentric , mechanics , rotation (mathematics) , catalysis , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , engineering , physics , composite material , geometry , organic chemistry , mathematics
Abstract A heterogeneous modeling approach for an inclined rotating fixed bed reactor with concentric internal tube is introduced. The novel reactor is designed to intensify the mass transfer of gas‐limited heterogeneous catalyzed reactions by intermittent catalyst wetting, which is enabled exposing the packed bed to rotation and inclination. A simulation study for the hydrogenation of α‐methylstyrene is presented. In particular, the influence of period length and different wetting‐draining cycles on the space‐time yield of the reactor is analyzed.