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Hydrodynamic Study of a Fischer-Tropsch Bubble Column Slurry
Reactor - 1983
Humphreys Jr., Richard H.
Antos, A. Joseph
Woods, Dana P.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Table of Contents
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Abstract
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iii |
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1 |
Summary
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1 |
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2 |
Introduction
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2 |
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2.1 |
Background
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2 |
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2.2 |
Theory
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3 |
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2.3 |
Objectives and Method of Approach
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5 |
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3 |
Previous Work
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5 |
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3.1 |
Gas Holdup
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5 |
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3.2 |
Gas Holdup in the Presence of Solids
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8 |
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3.3 |
Bubble Size
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9 |
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3.4 |
Interfacial Area
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9 |
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4 |
Experimental Procedure and Apparatus
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10 |
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4.1 |
Cold-Flow Unit
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10 |
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4.2 |
Bubble-Column Slurry Reactor (BCSR)
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12 |
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5 |
Results
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15 |
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6 |
Discussion of Results
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23 |
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6.1 |
Experimental Data
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23 |
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6.2 |
Comparison with Literature Data
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24 |
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6.3 |
Reactor Modeling
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31 |
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Conclusions
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31 |
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Recommendations
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33 |
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix
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34 |
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10.1 |
Sample Calculations
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34 |
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10.2 |
Original Data
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39 |
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10.3 |
Error Analysis
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40 |
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10.4 |
Location of Original Data
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41 |
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10.5 |
Nomenclature
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10.6 |
References
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