When designing radial flow fixed bed reactors, one of the most prevalent design tasks is ensuring proper distribution through the catalyst bed. Utilizing Comsol Multiphysics, a 2-D axis symmetric model was tested to evaluate the level of maldistribution of flow through the catalyst bed. Specifically, the effects of flow direction, catalyst size, overall and variable screen resistance, and the total amount of flow through the reactor. Maldistribution findings were based on a velocity profile through the catalyst bed.

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Creator

• Polcari, Dominick Steven
• Stolo, Anthony David
• Tomida, Mai

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121614-125138

Advisor

• Dixon, Anthony G.

Year

• 2014

Sponsor

• Cambridge Chemical Technologies Inc.

Date created

• 2014-12-16

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright