Mathematical modeling of three-phase slurry bubble column reactors

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:51919

Gamwo, I K; Soong, Y; Schehl, R R; Zarochak, M F ^[1]

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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-; TRN: IM9524%%389
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. annual international Pittsburgh coal conference: coal, energy and the environment, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 12-16 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Eleventh annual international Pittsburgh coal conference proceedings: Volume 2; Chiang, S.H. [ed.]; PB: 860 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
FLOW MODELS
HYDRODYNAMICS
MULTIPHASE FLOW
COAL LIQUIDS
SASOL PROCESS
DESIGN
EQUATIONS