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A New Methodology for Scale-Up of Bubble Column Reactors
AIChE Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
  • Ashfaq S. Shaikh
  • Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Bubble Column Reactors Are Two Phase Gas-Liquid Contactors that Are Widely Used in Chemical, Petrochemical, and Biochemical Industries in Various Processes. a New Hypothesis is Proposed for Hydrodynamic Similarity of Bubble Column Reactors. the Proposed Hypothesis is Evaluated for Hydrodynamic Similarity and Subsequently for Scale-Up of Bubble Column Reactors. Similarity based Only on Global Parameter Did Not Necessarily Ensure the Similar Mixing and Flow Pattern in Two Systems and Hence Scale-Up based on Such Hypothesis Can Be Fatal. State-Of-The-Art Correlations Are Developed to Facilitate the Implementation of the Developed Scale-Up Methodology based on Artificial Neural Network using a Large Databank of Wide Range of Operating and Design Conditions for a Priori Prediction of Hydrodynamic Parameters to Maintain Such Similarity. This is an Abstract of a Paper Presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting and Fall Showcase (Cincinnati, OH 10/30/2005-11/4/2005).

Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-081690996-4
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Publication Date
01 Jan 2005
Citation Information
Ashfaq S. Shaikh and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan. "A New Methodology for Scale-Up of Bubble Column Reactors" AIChE Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings Vol. 2005 (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/muthanna-al-dahhan/245/