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Mathematical modeling of three-phase slurry bubble column reactors

Conference ·
OSTI ID:51919
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  1. USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, PA (United States)

The behavior of gas-solid-liquid flow in a slurry bubble column reactor was simulated using a well-posed hydrodynamic model. The three phases under study are nitrogen, 5-{mu}m iron oxide, and SASOL wax. The phases volume fractions at various axial and radial positions in the column were computed. Preliminary results of axial solid volume fractions are consistent with experimental observations and demonstrate the potential of this method for design of such reactors. The overall objective of this study is to develop experimentally verified hydrodynamic and Fisher-Tropsch reaction models for slurry bubble column reactors.

DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00033
OSTI ID:
51919
Report Number(s):
CONF-940930--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English