Application of gamma-ray tomography for the development of flow regime maps of an inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor


Application of gamma-ray tomography for the development of flow regime maps of an inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor

Härting, H.-U.; Bieberle, A.; Schubert, M.; Hampel, U.

This contribution presents the inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor as a new chemical reactor concept for heterogeneous multiphase reactions. Combining the inclined and rotating operation of the fixed-bed, this new process intensification equipment allows for flow regime adjustment at fixed flow rates and overcomes liquid maldistribution. A highly integrated, compact gamma-ray computed tomography system for the non-invasive investigation of the flow regimes in the new reactor is presented, as well. Based on systematic flow experiments, flow regime maps for the inclined rotating fixed-bed reactor are generated for the first time and the effects of varying physico-chemical properties of the liquid phase on the flow regimes are discussed.

Keywords: Gamma-ray computed tomography; process intensification; multiphase flow; fixed-bed reactor; flow regime maps

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    7th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, WCIPT7, 02.-05.09.2013, Krakow, Poland, 336-344

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