Review of the Design and Operation Criteria of a DC Submerged Arc Discharge Carbon Nanostructure Synthesis Installation

Table 3

Reactor design requirements.

Details	Considerations
Product handling	The natural separation of the products must be preserved. Easy extraction of products
Nanosecurity	Closed reactor. Design that prevents spills. Liquid trap that retains the nanostructures dragged by the reactor outlet gases. Easy evacuation and cleaning
Cooling	Reactor with double metal walls and coupled cooling unit. Cooling fluid circulates between the walls
Volume	Choosing volume is a compromise. A large volume guarantees a high heat capacity and less demand on the cooling unit but complicates purification. A small volume faces the opposite situation
Window	The reactor must have a transparent window to observe the discharge area and record videos