Lectures 7 and 8

Self Test

Currently the gas phase reaction

reaction is carried out in a packed bed reactor. For an entering pressure of 20 atm, a pressure drop of 4 atm is realized for 100 kg of catalyst. What pressure drop wouldbe realized if the particle size is reduced by a factor of 4 and the catalyst weight charged to 15 kg. The flow is laminar.
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Currently the gas phase reaction

reaction is carried out in a packed bed reactor. For an entering pressure of 20 atm, a pressure drop of 4 atm is realized for 100 kg of catalyst. What pressure drop wouldbe realized if the particle size is reduced by a factor of 4 and the catalyst weight charged to 15 kg. The flow is laminar.

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