Feed with Temperature

An often-used method for the limitation of the heat release rate is an interlock of the feed with the temperature of the reaction mass. This method consists of halting the feed when the temperature reaches a predefined limit. This feed control strategy keeps the reactor temperature under control even in the case of poor dynamic behavior of the reactor temperature control system, should the heat exchange coefficient be lowered (e.g. fouling crusts) or feed rate too high. 

The temperature controller is a cascade controller, as described in Section 9.2.3. The interlock of the feed with the reactor temperature avoids critical temperature 

Temperature switch °C Heat transfer Wnr2K Cain MTSR °C Actual feed time h X = 99% after h 

Following these mles ensures a safe semi-batch reaction, even in cases of technical deviations or deviations from the normal operating conditions. 

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Figure 3.8a shows the temperature-composition diagram for a minimum-boiling azeotrope that is sensitive to changes in pressure. This azeotrope can be separated using two columns operating at different pressures, as shown in Fig. 3.86. Feed with mole fraction of A Ufa)) of, say, 0.3 is fed to the high-pressure column. The bottom product from this high-pressure column is relatively pure B, whereas the overhead is an azeotrope with jcda = 0-8, jcdb = 0.2. This azeotrope is fed to the low-pressure column, which produces relatively pure A in the bottom and in the overhead an azeotrope with jcda = 0.6, jcdb = 0.4. This azeotrope is added to the feed of the high-pressure column.

The majority of thermal polymerizations are carried out as a batch process, which requires a heat-up and a cool down stage. Typical conditions are 250—300°C for 0.5—4 h in an oxygen-free atmosphere (typically nitrogen) at approximately 1.4 MPa (200 psi). A continuous thermal polymerization has been reported which utilizes a tubular flow reactor having three temperature zones and recycle capabiHty (62). The advantages of this process are reduced residence time, increased production, and improved molecular weight control. Molecular weight may be controlled with temperature, residence time, feed composition, and polymerizate recycle. 

Quench Converter. The quench converter (Fig. 7a) was the basis for the initial ICl low pressure methanol flow sheet. A portion of the mixed synthesis and recycle gas bypasses the loop interchanger, which provides the quench fractions for the iatermediate catalyst beds. The remaining feed gas is heated to the inlet temperature of the first bed. Because the beds are adiabatic, the feed gas temperature increases as the exothermic synthesis reactions proceed. The injection of quench gas between the beds serves to cool the reacting mixture and add more reactants prior to entering the next catalyst bed. Quench converters typically contain three to six catalyst beds with a gas distributor in between each bed for injecting the quench gas. A variety of gas mixing and distribution devices are employed which characterize the proprietary converter designs. 

The feed system handles the storage, circulation, and temperature control of the whiskey. Siace permeabiUty iacreases with temperature, and considering the heat stabiUty of whiskeys, it is desirable to operate the system above ambient temperatures. Operating at higher temperatures faciUtates temperature control of the process, siace heat losses can be compensated by the addition of heat. 

The physical properties of spray-dried materials are subject to considerable variation, depending on the direction of flow of the inlet gas and its temperature, the degree and uniformity of atomization, the solids content of the feed, the temperature of the feed, and the degree of aeration of the feed. The properties of the product usually of greatest interest are (1) particle size, (2) bulk density, and (3) dustiness. The particle size is a function of atomizer-operating conditions and also of the solids content, liquid viscosity, liquid density, and feed rate. In general, particle size increases with solids content, viscosity, density, and feed rate. 

The solution starts with an assumed arbitrary split of all the components to give estimates of top and bottom compositions that can be used to get initial end temperatures. The (Xj s evaluated at these temperatures are averaged with an assumed feed-stage temperature (assumed to be the bubble point of the feed) by using Eq. (13-36). The initial assumption for the split on i-Cs will be Dxp/Bxb = 3.15/16.85. As mentioned earlier, N usually ranges from 0.4N to 0.6N, and the initial value assumed here will be (0.6)(10) = 6.0. Equation (13-32) can be rewritten as... 

Let s consider now a system with dynamic pressures and a constant elevation. A classic example of this would be where a pump feeds a sealed reactor vessel, or boiler. The fluid level in the reactor would be more or less static in relation to the pump. The resistances in the piping, the Hf and Hv, would be mostly static although they would go up with flow. The Hp, pressure head would change with temperature. Consider Figure 8-14. 

Ethylene oxidation was studied on 8 mm diameter catalyst pellets. The adiabatic temperature rise was limited to 667 K by the oxygen concentration of the feed. With the inlet temperature at 521 K in SS and the feed at po2, o=T238 atm, the discharge temperature was 559 K, and exit Po =1.187 atm. The observed temperature profiles are shown on Figure 7.4.4 at various time intervals. The 61 cm long section was filled with catalyst. 

The effective top and bottom section temperatures are used to determine Kj and KV These are used along with the effective top and bottom section molar liquid and vapor rates to determine S and S. Section temperatures are the average of the top and feed design temperatures for the top section and bottom and feed design temperatures for the bottom section, or averaged column profile data, if available. The molar flows can be obtained assuming equal molar overflow or with averaged column profile data, if available. 

The reason for using feed heating to set the entry feed water temperature at a level T, above the condenser temperature is that Tb must exceed the dewpoint temperature Tjp of the exhaust gases. If is below Tjp then condensation may occur on the outside of the economiser tubes (the temperature of the metal on the outside of the tubes is virtually the same as the internal water temperature because of the high heat transfer on the water side). With Tb > Tjp possible corrosion will be avoided. 

Compare the cyclone loading with the design. If the vapor velocity into the reactor cyclones is low, consider adding supplemental steam to the riser. If the mass flow rate is high, consider increasing the feed preheat temperature to reduce catalyst circulation. 

The scheme of commercial methane synthesis includes a multistage reaction system and recycle of product gas. Adiabatic reactors connected with waste heat boilers are used to remove the heat in the form of high pressure steam. In designing the pilot plants, major emphasis was placed on the design of the catalytic reactor system. Thermodynamic parameters (composition of feed gas, temperature, temperature rise, pressure, etc.) as well as hydrodynamic parameters (bed depth, linear velocity, catalyst pellet size, etc.) are identical to those in a commercial methana-tion plant. This permits direct upscaling of test results to commercial size reactors because radial gradients are not present in an adiabatic shift reactor. 

There is a middle steady state, but it is metastable. The reaction will tend toward either the upper or lower steady states, and a control system is needed to maintain operation around the metastable point. For the styrene polymerization, a common industrial practice is to operate at the metastable point, with temperature control through autorefrigeration (cooling by boiling). A combination of feed preheating and jacket heating ensures that the uncontrolled reaction would tend toward the upper, runaway condition. However,... 

Thus, the initial value of the initiator concentrations, [Il]° and [I2]°, are calculated with Equation 15, for given values of the initial loading, feed rates, temperature, and time for the main semi-batch step, and [M]° is fixed according to experimental data from the base case semi-batch step. The nonlinear differential equation for [M] in terms of [II] and [I2] is given by Equation 16. Equation 10, with a redefinition of terms, is the differential equation mass balance for [II] and [12]. In the finishing step, only one of the initiators would be added for residual monomer reduction. Thus, Qm = 0,... 

When hydrogen is present in the feed, the catalytic activity of NiSZ is much lower than when it is not present. Under hydrogen, the activity increases with temperature up to 250°C, but it rapidly deactivates at higher temperatures. 

Table VIII demonstrates the inverse relationship of conversion to S02 concentration in the feed that is a consequence of applying flow reversal to S02 oxidation using a single reactor. As the S02 concentration in the table moves from 0.8 to over 8 vol%, the conversion drops from 96-97% down to 85%. At the same time, the maximum bed temperature changes from 450 to 610°C. For an equilibrium-limited, exothermic reaction, this behavior is explained by variation of the equilibrium conversion with temperature.

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