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Effect of Distributor Design on Gas-Liquid Distribution in Monolithic Bed at High Gas/Liquid Ratios
Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
  • Yuan Zhou
  • Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Milorad Dudukovic
  • Hui Liu
Abstract

Experiments Were Carried Out to Investigate the Liquid Flow Distribution at High Gas/liquid Ratios in a Cold Model Monolith Bed of a 0.048 M Diameter with 62 Cells Per Cm 2. Three Types of Distributor for the Liquid Distribution Were Used to Evaluate their Distribution Performance. Local Liquid Saturation in Individual Channels Was Measured using 16 Single-Point Optical Fiber Probes Mounted Inside the Channels. the Results Indicate that 1) the Optical Fiber Probe Technique Can Measure Phase Distribution in the Monolith Bed; 2) Liquid Saturation Distribution Along the Radial Direction of the Monolith Bed is Not Uniform and the Extent of Non-Uniformity Depends on the Distributor Design and Phase Velocities; and 3) the Tube Array Distributor Provides Superior Liquid Distribution Performance over the Showerhead and Nozzle Distributors. © 2012 Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (CIESC) and Chemical Industry Press (CIP).

Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Comments
China Scholarship Council, Grant None
Keywords and Phrases
  • liquid saturation,
  • monolith reactor,
  • optical fiber probe,
  • phase distribution
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
8-1-2012
Publication Date
01 Aug 2012
Citation Information
Yuan Zhou, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Milorad Dudukovic and Hui Liu. "Effect of Distributor Design on Gas-Liquid Distribution in Monolithic Bed at High Gas/Liquid Ratios" Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol. 20 Iss. 4 (2012) p. 693 - 700 ISSN: 1004-9541
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/muthanna-al-dahhan/212/