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Multi-component Modelling of Fischer-Tropsch Slurry Reactors - 1985

Van Vuuren, D. S. 
Heydenrych, M. D.

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria (South Africa)
Chemical Engineering Research Group

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Table of Contents

List of Tables 4
List of Figures 4

1

Introduction

 5

2

Models

 7
 

2.1

Gas plug flow; perfectly mixed liquid phase (PMF model)

 7

2.2

Gas plug flow; no mixing in the liquid phase (PPF model)

 12

2.3

No mass transfer resistance in PMF model

 14

3

Numerical Methods

 16

4

Results and Discussion

 16
 

4.1

Water-gas shift equilibrium

 16

4.2

Gas plug flow; perfectly mixed liquid phase (PMF model)

 22

4.3

Gas plug flow; no mixing in the liquid phase (PPF model)

 25

4.4

Comparison of PMF and PPF models

 27

4.5

The influence of mass transfer

 29

5

Model Extensions

 31

6

Conclusions and Recommendations

 35

7

References

 36

8

Appendix:  Parameter Estimation

 38
 

8.1

Reaction rate parameters

 38

8.2

Fluid dynamic properties

 38

8.3

Gas Solubilities

 39

8.4

Liquid flow rate

 40

8.5

Mass transfer coefficients

 40

8.6

Water-gas shift equilibrium coefficient

 41

9

Nomenclature

 42