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Executive Summary 122kb
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| 1.0 |
Introduction 141kb
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| 2.0 |
Objective 99kb
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| 3.0 |
Results and Discussion 3454kb
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3.1 |
Design Basis
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| 3.2 |
Process Description
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3.2.1 |
Bubble-Column Reactor
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| 3.2.2 |
Packed Column
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| 3.2.3 |
Distillate Product Recovery
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| 3.2.4 |
Wax Withdrawal
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| 3.2.5 |
Reactor Temperature Control
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3.3 |
Heat and Material Balance Procedures
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3.3.1 |
Method of Calculation
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3.4 |
Product Yield Bases
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3.4.1 |
Case 1
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| 3.4.2 |
Case 1A
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| 3.4.3 |
Case 2
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| 3.4.4 |
Case 2A
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| 3.4.5 |
Yield Comparisons
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3.5 |
Heat and Material Balance Results
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3.5.1 |
Flow Rates
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| 3.5.2 |
Heat Duties
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| 3.6 |
Bench-Scale Fischer-Tropsch Reactor (BFTR) Design
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| 3.7 |
Reactor Design
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3.7.1 |
Choice of Flow Regime
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| 3.7.2 |
Choice of Reactor Diameter
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| 3.7.3 |
Heat Transfer: Internal vs. External
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| 3.7.4 |
Choice of Reactor Height
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| 3.7.5 |
Mode of Operation
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| 3.7.6 |
Hydrodynamic Considerations
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| 3.7.7 |
Details of the Reactor Design
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3.8 |
Wax Withdrawal System
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3.8.1 |
Thermosyphon
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| 3.8.2 |
Filtration
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| 3.8.3 |
Sedimentation
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| 3.8.4 |
Volume of Wax Withdrawal System
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| 3.8.5 |
Need for Additional Data
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3.9 |
Product Fractionation Design
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3.9.1 |
Packed Column
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| 3.9.2 |
Distillate Recovery
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| 3.9.3 |
Pressure Let Down
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3.10 |
Ancillary Vessel Specifications
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3.10.1 |
The Heat Exchanger Reservoir
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| 3.10.2 |
Condensate Receiver
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| 3.10.3 |
Wax Receiver
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| 3.10.4 |
Slurry Mix Tank
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| 3.10.5 |
Capacitance Probe Housing
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| 3.10.6 |
Vapor-Liquid Separator
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| 3.10.7 |
Distillate Reservoir
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| 3.10.8 |
Water Reservoir
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3.11 |
Temperature Control
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3.12 |
Process Controllers
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4.0 |
Cost Estimate 256kb
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4.1 |
Major Equipment Costs
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| 4.2 |
Additional Equipment Cost
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| 4.3 |
Labor Construction Costs
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| 4.4 |
Operating Costs
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| 5.0 |
Future Programs 92kb
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| 6.0 |
References 41kb
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| 7.0 |
Tables 1179kb
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| 8.0 |
Figures 1380kb
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