Hydrodynamics of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in Slurry Bubble Column Reactors Quarterly Technical Progress Report for the period of September 1, 1986 to November 30, 1986

Hydrodynamics of Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in Slurry Bubble Column Reactors
Quarterly Technical Progress Report for the period of September 1, 1986 to November 30, 1986

Bukur, Dragomir B.
Daly, James G.
Patel, S. A.
Tatterson, Garry B.
Matheo, Raphae

I	Abstract				1
II	Objective and Scope of Work				2
III	Summary of Progress				4
IV	Detailed Description of Technical Progress				5
	A	Task 1 - Project Work Plan			5
	B	Task 2 - Bubble Column Reactor Design/Construction			5
	C	Task 3 - Process Variable Studies			5
		3.1	Experiments in the Unit AM-2G		5
			3.1.1	Experiments with SASOL Reactor Wax	6
			3.1.2	Experiments with Mobil Reactor Wax	7
		3.2	Experiments in the Unit AM-9S		8
	D	Task 4 - Correlation Development and Data Reduction			9
		4.1	Average Gas Hold-Up		9
		4.2	Dynamic Gas Disengagement		9
			4.2.1	Bubble Size Distributions	10
			4.2.2	Sauter Mean Diameters	11
		4.3	Bubble Size Distributions by Photographic Technique		11
			4.3.1	Bubble Size Distributions - Near the Column Wall	11
			4.3.2	Bubble Size Distributions - Near the Column Center	12
			4.3.3	Comparison of Bubble Size Distributions from DGD and Photography	13
V	Future Work				15
VI	Nomenclature				16
VII	References				17
	Tables and Figures