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Simulation of temperature peak attenuation by catalyst dilution in a tubular packed‐bed reactor
Author(s) -
Danziger D.,
Popović D.,
SchulzEkloff G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450610121
Subject(s) - dilution , attenuation , yield (engineering) , catalysis , packed bed , materials science , serial dilution , ammonia , temperature control , chemistry , thermodynamics , chromatography , composite material , physics , optics , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Temperature peak attenuation is an important problem for safe process control. Simulations of the axial temperature and product progression in stationary ammonia synthesis with different axial catalyst dilutions have been carried out. It is demonstrated that the requirement of temperature peak attenuation together with a maximum product yield can be met by an optimal catalyst dilution profile at the entrance of the bed.