TITLE: Engineering development of slurry bubble column reactor (SBCR) technology. Quarterly report, October 1--December 31, 1995.

AUTHOR: B. A. Toseland.

INST.  AUTHOR: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  31 Dec 97,  45p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE98057978INW

ABSTRACT:

The major technical objectives of this program are threefold: (1) to develop the design tools and a fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamics of a slurry bubble column reactor to maximize reactor productivity, (2) to develop the mathematical reactor design models and gain an understanding of the hydrodynamic fundamentals under industrially relevant process conditions, and (3) to develop an understanding of the hydrodynamics and their interaction with the chemistries occurring in the bubble column reactor. Successful completion of these objectives will permit more efficient usage of the reactor column and tighter design criteria, increase overall reactor efficiency, and ensure a design that leads to stable reactor behavior when scaling up to large diameter reactors. Progress is summarized.

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/95051-03

CONTRACT  NUMBER: FC22-95PC95051