How do you calculate the volume of a fixed bed reactor?

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1. Space velocity = flow rate of the reactants/ the reactor volume.
2. GHSV =Hourly volumetric feed gas flow rate/reaction volume.
3. LHSV= Hourly volumetric feed liquid flow rate/reaction volume.
4. WHSV=Hourly mass feed flow rate/ Catalyst mass.

What is a fixed bed catalytic reactor?

A fixed bed reactor is a cylindrical tube filled with catalyst pellets with reactants flowing through the bed and being converted into products. The catalyst may have multiple configuration including: one large bed, several horizontal beds, several parallel packed tubes, multiple beds in their own shells.

What type of reactor is a fixed bed reactor?

pf reactor
Fixed bed reactors (Fig. 6.2) are the simplest type pf reactor to design, and consist of solid catalyst particles being loaded and packed into the bed.

How do you size a reactor?

In order to size a reactor we must first know what the reactor should do, i.e. how large conversion (omsättning) it should accomplish. Fractional amount of reactant species (A) converted into product(s) or consumed by reaction. Indicates extent of reaction. Expressed in terms of limiting reactant.

How do I calculate how much catalyst I need?

make it simple, catalyst wt(g) / R1 (g) + R2(g) + Catalyst wt(g) = wt \% of catalyst used in the reaction.

How do you calculate the weight of a reactor?

1. 5.1 Weight Calculation by Using Thickness Calculated by ASME Code.
2. Weight of shell (Ws) = Developed length × length of shell × density × thickness.
3. Weight of hemispherical dish (Wh)
4. Weight of nozzle (Wn)
5. = 14.04 Kg.
6. Weight of flange (Wf)
7. = × ( OD2 + ID 2) × density × thickness.
8. = × (0.5602+ 0.4502 2) × 7.86 × 27.873.

How big are packed bed reactors?

The actual packing for the experiments is mono-sized spheres of 1.13 and 4.0 mm sizes.