Research Article

Effect of Contaminants on the Gas Holdup and Mixing in Internal Airlift Reactors Equipped with Microbubble Generator

Table 1

Characteristics of the internal loop ALR.

CharacteristicScaleUnits

Reactor diameter0.3m
Riser diameter0.23m
Riser height2.3m
Reactor height2.75m
Gas separator diameter0.5m
Bottom clearance0.2m
Total reactor volume200L
Riser volume95L
Downcomer to riser area ratio1.2
Separator to riser area ratio4.7
Reactor height to diameter ratio 9