Return to DOE Report Table of Contents

Return to Hydrodynamics of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in Slurry Bubble Column Reactors Table of Contents

Hydrodynamics of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in Slurry Bubble Column Reactors
Quarterly Technical Progress Report for the period of June 1, 1986 to August 31, 1986

Bukur, Dragomir B.
Daly, James G.
Swank, John
Patel, S. A.
Tatterson, Garry B.

Texas A&M University

In this pdf format, this document has 36 pages and is 1.1MB.

Table of Contents

I

Abstract

i

II

Objective and Scope of Work

2

III

Summary of Progress

4

IV

Detailed Description of Technical Progress

6
 

A

Task 1 - Project Work Plan

6

B

Task 2 - Bubble Column Reactor Design/Construction

6

C

Task 3 - Process Variable Studies

6
 

3.1

Experiments in the Unit AM-2G

 6

3.2

Experiments in the Unit AM-9G

 7

3.3

Modification of the Unit AM-9S

 8

D

Task 4 - Correlation Development and Data Reduction

 8
 

4.1

Sauter Mean Diameter by Dynamic Gas Disengagement Method

 8
 

4.1.1

Discussion of Results

 9

4.2

Bubble Size Distribution by Image Process Analysis

 12
 

4.2.1

Image Analysis Technique for Bubble Size Determination

 12

4.2.2

Discussion of Results

 13

 

4.2.2.1

1.85 Single Hole Orifice Plate Distributor

 14

4.2.2.2

40 #m SMP Distributor

 16

4.3

Drawbacks to the Photographic Method for Determining the Sauter Mean Diameter

 17

4.4

Comparison of dvs Obtained from the VS DGD and Photographic Techniques

 18

V

Future Work

 19

VI

Nomenclature

 20
 

Tables and Figures

 21