Evaluation of an intensified continuous heat-exchanger reactor for inherently safer characteristics

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 528-536

  Benaïssa, Wassila ^b   Gabas, Nadine ^a   Cabassud, Michel ^a   Carson, Douglas ^b   Elgue, Sébastien ^a   Demissy, Michel ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Heat exchanger reactor; Inherently safer; Intensification; Process safety; Runaway scenario; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERS; ESTIMATION; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; STANDARDS;

2-BUTANOL; ALFA LAVAL; CASE STUDIES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; HAZARD AND OPERABILITY STUDY; HEAT-EXCHANGER/REACTOR; INHERENTLY SAFER; INTENSIFICATION; INTENSIFIED REACTOR; KINETIC MODELLING; LIQUID-PHASE; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; PROCESS SAFETY; PROPIONIC; REACTANT FLOWS; RUNAWAY SCENARIO; SAFE CONTROL; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE MODELLING; TEMPERATURE PROFILING;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL;

EID: 50349090570     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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