TITLE: Slurry Fischer-Tropsch/Mobil Two-Stage Process of Converting Syngas to High-Octane Gasoline. Quarterly Report, July 1-September 30, 1981.

AUTHOR: J. C. W. Kuo.

INST.  AUTHOR: Mobil Research and Development Corp., Paulsboro, NJ.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  Oct 81,  27p.

ABSTRACT:

The fabrication of all Bench-Scale Unit (BSU) components in the machine shop is complete. The on-site construction of the BSU has been initiated.  The on-site installation of major BSU vessels is complete. And the writing of an operating manual for the BSU has also been initiated. A mathematical model of the F-T bubble-column reactor containing a description of a liquid-phase axial dispersion has been developed. It is being used to assist the planning and the operation of the BSU. A parametric study was carried out to determine a combination of parameters that gives the largest effect on the F-T reactor performance due to the existence of a liquid-phase axial mixing. In BSU operations, the effect of the liquid-phase axial mixing on the BSU F-T reactor performance is estimated to be small to moderate. A preliminary study shows that the effect of the liquid-phase axial mixing on large-scale reactors can be significant.  However, more understanding of the hydrodynamic behavior of large-scale reactors containing internal cooling tubes is needed. (ERA citation 08:035025)

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/30022-4

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-80PC30022