Liquid-Solid Mass Transfer Coefficient in High Pressure Trickle Bed Reactors

Author

W. Highfill
M. (Muthanna) H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

The Effect of High Pressure on the Liquid-Solid Mass Transfer Coefficient (Kls) in a Trickle Bed Reactor Was Investigated for the First Time using the Electrochemical Method. It Was Found that Kls Increases Noticeably at High Pressure and High Gas Flow Rate. as Superficial Liquid Mass Velocity Increases, Kls Increases for All Pressures and Superficial Gas Velocities Studied. the Effects of Reactor Pressure and Gas Flow Rate on Kls Follow the Trend Proposed by Al-Dahhan and Dudukovic1.2 based on Five Limited Cases. the Current Correlations, Which Were Developed based on Atmospheric Data, Failed to Predict the Kls Values Measured in This Work as Well as the Trend of the Reactor Pressure Effects.

Recommended Citation

W. Highfill and M. H. Al-Dahhan, "Liquid-Solid Mass Transfer Coefficient in High Pressure Trickle Bed Reactors," Chemical Engineering Research and Design, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 631 - 640, Elsevier, Jan 2001.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1205/026387601316971208

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0263-8762

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

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Publication Date

01 Jan 2001