Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis from a Low H SUB 2:CO Gas in a Dry Fluidized-Bed System. Technical Progress Report, September 1, 1982-March 31, 1983.

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis from a Low H SUB 2:CO Gas in a Dry Fluidized-Bed System.
Technical Progress Report, September 1, 1982-March 31, 1983.

Abstract				i
Acknowledgement				ii
1.	Project Scope and Status			1
	1.1	Technical Background: Basic Concepts of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis from a Low H₂:CO Gas in a Dry Fluidized-Bed System		1
	1.2	Project Tasks and Current Status		3
2.	Transient Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis from a Low H₂:CO Gas in a Vibrofluidized Microreactor System			5
	2.1	Relevant Literature		5
		2.1.1	Modern Views of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms	5
		2.1.2	Transient Methods for Fischer-Tropsch Kinetics Studies	8
		2.1.3	Catalyst Selection for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis	10
		2.1.4	Product Analysis in Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis	11
	2.2	Experimental Systems		12
		2.2.1	Vibrofluidized Microreactor System	12
		2.2.2	Feeding and Pulsing Sequences of Reactant Gases	23
		2.2.3	Analytical Method and System	32
	2.3	Scope of Experimental Tests		34
	2.4	Experimental Results and Discussion		37
3.	Supporting Fluidization Studies			44
	3.1	Hydrodynamics in a Shallow Fluidized Bed		44
		3.1.1	Introduction	44
		3.1.2	Experimental System	48
		3.1.3	Experimental Results and Discussion	48
	3.2	Heat Transfer in a Shallow Fluidized Bed		53
		3.2.1	Relevant Literature	53
		3.2.2	Experimental System	62
		3.2.3	Experimental Results and Discussion	62
	3.3	Heat Transfer in a Heat Tray		78
		3.3.1	Experimental System	78
		3.3.2	Experimental Results and Discussion	83
4.	Literature Cited			87
5.	Appendices			91
	5.1	Safety Provisions of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Microreactor System		91
		5.1.1	Location of the Microreactor System	91
		5.1.2	Ventilation of the Microreactor System	91
		5.1.3	High Temperature and Pressure Precautions	95
		5.1.4	Electrical System	95
		5.1.5	Emergency Equipment	95
		5.1.6	Emergency Shutdown Procedures	98
	5.2	Related Literature on the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis		100
	5.3	Development of Working Equations for Measurements of Heat Transfer Coefficient between Flowing Supernatant Gas and a Shallow Fluidized Bed in a Heat Tray		116
		5.3.1	Heat Tray System Diagram and Simplifying Modeling Assumptions	116
		5.3.2	Notations Used in Heat Transfer Model Development	116
		5.3.3	The Upper Half or Freeboard Zone of the Heat Tray	121
		5.3.4	The Lower Half or Fluidized-Bed Zone of the Heat Tray	123
		5.3.5	The Working Equation for Measurements of Heat Transfer Coefficient between a Flowing Supernatant Gas and a Shallow Fluidized Bed in a Heat Tray	125