ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
This paper examines the effect of flow maldistribution on the predicted conversion and selectivity in a radial flow fixed-bed reactor. A simple model was developed to relate gas maldistribution to the catalyst bed to the conversion with first- and second-order reactions and to selectivity for first-order reactions in series and parallel. For the cases considered, the conversion debit due to maldistribution of the gas phase was as much as 11%. The model was extended to cover adiabatic conditions for simple first-order reactions. For an exothermic reaction, maldistributions can enhance conversion over that obtained with a uniformly distributed gas phase.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690250111
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