Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.91, No.7, 1049-1058, 2019
Dimensioning and Design of Bubble Column Reactors Using Compartment Models
In bubble columns, the phenomena of mass and heat transfer as well as the reaction are closely linked to the complex fluid dynamics. Compartment modeling offers the opportunity to integrate these phenomena while enabling an axial and radial distribution with acceptable computing effort. This article includes methods for generating the compartment geometry and fluid dynamic parameters of this modeling approach, facilitating the opportunity to optimize an industrial bubble column.
Keywords:Compartment models;Fluid dynamics;Industrial bubble columns;Radially discretized reactor modeling