ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Multitubular reactors of the heat exchanger type are commonly used to carry out highly exothermic reactions. Two of the main goals, when designing this type of reactor, are to guarantee a safe operation and to minimize the reactor length. Therefore, these concepts are used here as criteria for comparing the performance of the three most common cooling-medium flow arrangements. The analysis of the parametric sensitivity behavior, as well as that of some related measures, indicates that, at least from the steady-state standpoint, the cocurrent arrangement should be considered the most attractive alternative.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690350213
