Research Article
Simulation for Supporting Scale-Up of a Fluidized Bed Reactor for Advanced Water Oxidation
Table 4
Physical properties and operating conditions simulated reactor and potential reactors for scale-up.
| Name | value | Column Diameter, (m) | Column Height, (m) | Liquid density, (kg/m3) | Liquid viscosity, (Pa·s) | Solid density, (kg/m3) | Particle diameter, (mm) | Minimum fluidization velocity, (m/s) | Initial liquid velocity, (m/s) | Volume flow rate, (litre/min) |
| Simulated reactor | 1 | 0.07 | 0.7 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.61 | RCTR1 | 1.5 | 0.105 | 1.05 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.025 | 0.061 | 0.747 | RCTR2 | 2 | 0.21 | 2.1 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.035 | 0.087 | 1.057 | RCTR3 | 2.5 | 0.5247 | 5.247 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.055 | 0.137 | 1.671 | RCTR4 | 3 | 1.575 | 15.75 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.095 | 0.237 | 2.893 | RCTR5 | 3.5 | 5.51 | 55.1 | 1000 | 0.0008 | 1600 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.444 | 5.413 |
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