We already added a cooling jacket once before but that time it was for a plug flow reactor. Do you remember what that looked like? Do you think the laminar flow in this case will make a big difference?
Studying the radial temperature profile, you see a sharp temperature drop close to the reactor wall as expected. This is off course due to the cooling jacket.
Also, it is clear that the maximum temperature of the half axial location is lower for the case with the cooling jacket than without. The temperature in the center of the reactor is not affected and no significant change is seen in the maximum outlet temperature. This is due to the fact that the cooling jacket has more effect the closer to the wall you are. The half axial maximum location is situated closer to the wall than the outlet maximum, and therefore is more affected. However, even though the maximum outlet temperature is not affected, a smaller portion of the exiting flow reaches the maximum temperature and the overall outlet temperature is definitely lower for the case with a cooling jacket.
The conversion plots for this case with a cooling jacket are interesting to compare with the plots without the heat effects.
The plot clearly shows the strong temperature dependence of the reaction. The radial conversion profiles look similar to the corresponding temperature profile, revealing a high conversion for high temperatures and vice versa.
A small increase in the conversion can be seen just next no the reactor wall. This is probably due to the very low flow near the wall that gives the reactants more time to react, resulting in a higher conversion.
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