Abstract
Radioactive Gas Tracer Measurements Conducted during Liquid-Phase Methanol Synthesis from Syngas in a Pilot-Scale Slurry Bubble Column at the Alternate Fuels Development Unit (AFDU), La Porte Have Been Compared with Simulations from Two Mechanistic Reactor Models - Single-Bubble Class Model (SBCM) and Two-Bubble Class Model (TBCM). the Model Parameters Are Estimated from an Independent Sub-Model Gas and Liquid Recirculation, and the Long-Time-Averaged Slip Velocity between the Gas and Liquid/slurry in the Column Center Can Be as High as 50-60 Cm/s Depending on the Operating Conditions. Comparison of Experimental Data with Simulation Results from the Two Models Indicates that Accurate Description of Interphase Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer is Crucial to the Reliable Prediction of Tracer Responses. Coupled with a Correct Description of Gas and Liquid Recirculation, the Models Presented Here Provides a Simple and Fundamentally based Methodology for Design and Scale-Up of Bubble Column Reactors. © 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
Recommended Citation
P. Gupta et al., "Comparison of Single- and Two-Bubble Class Gas-Liquid Recirculation Models - Application to Pilot-Plant Radioactive Tracer Studies during Methanol Synthesis," Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 1117 - 1125, Elsevier, Feb 2001.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00329-8
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Gas-liquid recirculation; Mechanistic reactor modeling; Radioactive tracer studies; Slurry bubble column
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0009-2509
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Feb 2001
Comments
U.S. Department of Energy, Grant DE-FC-22-95 PC 95051