TITLE: Hydrodynamic models for slurry bubble column reactors. Fourth technical progress report.

AUTHOR: D. Gidaspow.

INST.  AUTHOR: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  Jul 95,  14p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE96009834INW

ABSTRACT:

The objective of this investigation is to convert our ''learning gas-solid-liquid'' fluidization model into a predictive design model. The IIT hydrodynamic model computes the phase velocities and volume fractions of gas, liquid and particulate phases. Model verification involves a comparison of these computed velocities and volume fractions to experimental values. The simulation of Air Product methanol reactors described in this paper are continuing. Granular temperatures and viscosities have been computed. Preliminary measurements of granular temperatures using the Air Product catalysts were obtained using our CCD camera.

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/94208-T6

CONTRACT  NUMBER: FG22-94PC94208

GRANT  NUMBER: CTS-9305850