FLUID SOLID REACTIONS

Reactor Design (Part 3)

Dr. S. P. Tekade
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Gharda Institute of Technology, Lavel
…..REACTOR DESIGN FOR SOLID FLUID REACTIONS

 Size Mixture of Particles, Mixed Flow of Solids,

Uniform Gas Composition

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…..REACTOR DESIGN FOR SOLID FLUID REACTIONS

 Size Mixture of Particles, Mixed Flow of Solids,

Uniform Gas Composition

For this case, we can write,

The mean residence time for the particle of size Ri,

will be,

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…..REACTOR DESIGN FOR SOLID FLUID REACTIONS

 Size Mixture of Particles, Mixed Flow of Solids,

Uniform Gas Composition

Therefore, the mean conversion for the particles of

size Ri is given by:

And the overall mean conversion (All sized particles):

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…..REACTOR DESIGN FOR SOLID FLUID REACTIONS

 Size Mixture of Particles, Mixed Flow of Solids,

Uniform Gas Composition

For Gas Diffusion Controlling:

For Chemical Reaction Controlling:

For Ash Diffusion Controlling:

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