A gas-phase exothermic reaction is carried out in a multitube reactor with the catalyst in 1-in. tubes
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A gas-phase exothermic reaction is carried out in a multitube reactor with the catalyst in 1-in. tubes and boiling water in the jacket. The feed temperature and the jacket temperature are 240°C. The average reactor temperature rises to 250°C a short distance from the inlet and then gradually decreases to 241°C at the reactor exit. The resistance to heat transfer is about equally divided between the bed and the film at the wall. If the tube diameter were increased to 1.5 in. with the same catalyst, what should the jacket temperature be to keep the peak reactor temperature at 250°C? Sketch the temperature profiles for the two cases. What pressure steam would be generated for the two cases?
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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
ISBN: 9780072848236
7th Edition
Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott