On the Hydrodynamics of Bubble Columns with Internals for Liquid Fuels Syntheses

Abstract

Most industrial applications involving bubble columns require the addition of internals for heat exchanging. However, most academic research on bubble columns has been performed in hollow (empty) ones. Thus, the impact of internals on the hydrodynamics of a bubble column has been insufficiently studied in the open literature. a discussion on the hydrodynamics of bubble columns with internals for liquid fuel syntheses covers gas holdup and bubble dynamics; the effect of internals that mimic the ones used in methanol synthesis and Fischer-Tropsch process; bubble properties, e.g., local gas holdup, interfacial area, bubble chord length, and bubble upward and downward velocity; and the need to investigate and properly understand the impact of internals on liquid recirculation, backmixing, flow field, and turbulent parameters. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety (Tampa, FL 4/26-30/2009).

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Bubble columns; Bubble dynamics; Fischer-Tropsch; Gas holdup; Internals; Optical probe

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-081691052-6

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2008

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