ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Supercritical water oxidation of isopropyl alcohol was investigated in a pilot-scale reactor. A computational fluid-dynamics model developed reveals the detailed flow field, chemical-component distribution, temperature distribution, and salt-particle trajectories in the reactor flow domain. The near-wall fluid temperature from the numerical analysis was compared with experimental temperature data. The temperature comparison was within a 3% error band. The effect of the chemical kinetic rate was investigated for four different rates. Turbulent salt-particle trajectories were also calculated to investigate the effect of particle sizes on salt deposit on the wall. Also, a method of calculating the adiabatic reaction temperature was developed to estimate reaction temperatures prior to a full numerical simulation.
Additional Material:
14 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690430626
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