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