When operated at twice the minimum fluidization velocity 86.5%
conversion is realized in a fluidized bed reactor which has a of 0.5. It is
proposed to increase the pressure from 1 atm. to 4.0 atm. and decrease the temperature
from 427°C to 227°C. Assuming the height to diameter ratio is large, what
new column height (relative to the old height) will be needed for a column of the
same diameter to achieve the same conversion if the reaction is:
(a) Mass Transport limited with very few particles in the
bubble phase and very small gas diffusivity. (b) Reaction limited and the activation energy is 19,870 cal/mole. The volumetric
flow rate, 0 (hence superficial velocity) is to be the same in
both cases.
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