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Engineering Development of Slurry Bubble Column Reactor (SBCR) Technology
Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 23 for October - December 2000

Toseland, Bernard A., Ph.D.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Washington University, St. Louis
Ohio State University

INTRODUCTION (125kb)

Project Objectives

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Abstract

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Executive Summary

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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS (1.77mb)

Objectives for the Sixth Budget Year

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Highlights for the Twenty-Third Quarter

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1

Implementation of Automated Calibration Device

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2

Evaluation of Tracer Position Reconstruction Strategies in the High-Pressure Bubble Column Reactor (HPBCR)

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3

A New Data Acquisition Strategy

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Future Work

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References

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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (303kb)

Highlights

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Summary of Progress

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Simulation Results

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Future Work

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References

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (350kb)

Highlights

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Work Conducted

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1

Study of Bubbling-Jetting Transition

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2

Study of Flow Fields and Reynolds Stresses

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3

Study of Axial Liquid-Phase Mixing

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Future Work

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Notations

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References

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