Heat Transfer Modes in Trickle Bed Reactors

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What is the main factor that influences the prevailing flow regime within a reactor?

  • Pressure inside the reactor
  • Status of the packing material (correct)
  • Size of the reactor
  • Temperature of the fluid

In a three-phase fluidized-bed reactor, what else apart from flow rates of gas and liquid phases affects the flow regime?

  • Nature of gas distributors
  • Concentration of the solids (correct)
  • Length of the reactor
  • Diameter of the reactor

For data obtained in a pilot-scale reactor to be useful for a larger-scale reactor, what must be consistent between these two reactors?

  • Pressure inside the reactors
  • Size of the reactors
  • Nature of gas and liquid distributors
  • Flow regime (correct)

What makes the situation more complex in trickle bed reactors compared to single-phase flow?

<p>Cocurrent downward flow of gas and liquid phases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following properties strongly influences reactor scale-up?

<p>Effective thermal conductivity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does the nature of gas and liquid distributors play in determining the flow regime within a reactor?

<p>It influences wall heat transfer rate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT mentioned as influencing the flow regime in a reactor?

<p>Flow rate of liquid phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for maintaining consistency between pilot-scale and larger-scale reactors?

<p>Similar flow rates of gas and liquid phases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter does NOT directly affect the flow regime within a reactor?

<p>Fluid temperature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is crucial for successful scale-up from pilot-scale to larger-scale reactors?

<p>Consistent flow regime (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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