PROCESS DESIGN OF PACKED BED REACTOR (B-12)

Density of inlet stream()= 167.82711kg/m

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Total mass flowrate(F) = 62397.5kg/hr
So volumetric flowrate =F/ = 371.7963087m
3
/hr
Volume of catalyst = 2.1m
3

Bulk density of catalyst = 640 kg/m
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Mass of catalyst =Volume of catalyst*bulk density= 1344kg
Porosity of bed() =0.25
Vol. of cylindrical portion of reactor= Volume of catalyst/(1- )= 2.8m
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Length-Dia ratio=2.5
Hence, length = 2.813925m
Diameter (D) = 1.12557m
Cross sectional area=D
2
/4= 0.994522643m
2

Depth of reactor head =D/4
Volume of reactor head= 0.279851213m
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Height of head=Height of lower+Upper head=D/2= 0.562785m
Total height =L+(D/2)= 3.37671m
Height with 10% margin= 3.714381m
Enthalpy change in the process= 3046.1667KW
Water required in jacket for cooling (kg/s)= 24.80187836kg/s

Hence pressure drop= 42995.66Pa-s