Modeling and optimization of a large-scale slurry bubble column reactor for producing 10,000 bbl/day of Fischer-Tropsch liquid hydrocarbons

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Sehabiague, Laurent ^a   Lemoine, Romain ^a   Behkish, Arsam ^a   Heintz, Yannick J ^a   Sanoja, Mariela ^a   Oukaci, Rachid ^b   Morsi, Badie I ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Energy Technology Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column reactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Multipllase reactors

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SLURRIES;

BACK PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORK; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BACKPROPAGATION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SLURRIES;

EID: 44749091792     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcice.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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