Bubble Size and Gas-Liquid Interfacial Area Measurements Using Molten Paraffin Waxes in Bubble Columns

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dc.contributor.authorBukur, Dragomir B.
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Snehal A.
dc.contributor.authorDaly, James G.
dc.contributor.authorRaphael, Matheo L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-07T18:03:43Z
dc.date.available2016-09-07T18:03:43Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.osti.gov/scitech/biblio/6548848en_US
dc.description.abstractExperiments were conducted in 0.05 m ID and 0.23 m ID by 3 m tall bubble columns with different types of molten waxes as the liquid medium and nitrogen as the gas, under processing conditions typical or Fischer-Tropsch synthesis over iron catalysts (i.e. gas velocities up to 0.15 m s, and temperatures between 200 and 270/sup 0/C) to estimate gas liquid interfacial area from measured values of average gas hold-up and Sauter mean bubble diameter. The gas hold-up was estimated from visual observations of the expanded and static liquid heights, and the Sauter was estimated from bubble size measurements obtained by photography and dynamic gas disengagement. The paraffin wax (FT-300) used in the authors' studies is non-coalescing and has a tendency to foam. The amount of foam is greater for runs conducted in the order of increasing gas velocities, than in runs with decreasing velocities. Thus, two values of hold-up are possible and the start-up procedure determines which one will be attained. At higher gas velocities (> 0.05 m/s) the foam disappears and a transition to the slug flow, churn-turbulent regime takes place. Reactor waxes are coalescing in nature and do not produce foam. Despite similar hold-ups for the different waxes at higher gas velocities, the Sauters are significantly different and this is reflected in the specific gas-liquid interfacial areas, with larger values obtained with the paraffin wax compared to values with reactor waxes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBukur, D.B., Patel, S.A., Daly, J.G. and Raphael, M.L., 1987. Bubble size and gas-liquid interfacial area measurements using molten paraffin waxes in bubble columns (No. CONF-871113-). American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3668
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineersen_US
dc.titleBubble Size and Gas-Liquid Interfacial Area Measurements Using Molten Paraffin Waxes in Bubble Columnsen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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