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Operating Behavior of a Demonstration Plant for Methanol Synthesis
Author(s) -
Voß Johannes Michael,
Daun Torben,
Geitner Christian,
Schlüter Stefan,
Schulzke Tim
Publication year - 2022
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.202200027
Subject(s) - bundle , methanol , loop (graph theory) , boiling , nuclear engineering , tube (container) , materials science , pilot plant , boiling point , process engineering , waste management , environmental science , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , mathematics , combinatorics
A demonstration plant designed for methanol synthesis with steel mill gases was operated continuously for the first time over a period of 5 weeks. The reactor represents a single tube with typical dimensions of an industrial tube bundle reactor with a boiling water cooling jacket and is incorporated into a full loop of unreacted gases. Temperature profile along reactor axis and gas composition in gas recycle stream are measured online. In several experiments, the operating range of the plant was determined. Additionally, the reactor and the loop were simulated and the results agree well with experimental values.