A critical review on heat transfer in trickle bed reactors
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María J. Taulamet
María J. Taulamet is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. She holds a fellowship from CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”) to develop her PhD program at UNLP. She received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) from the UNLP. Her research areas include heat and mass transfer, catalytic kinetics, and modeling and simulation of chemical reactors.
Néstor J. Mariani is a full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. He is also a research member of CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”). He received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) and a PhD diploma from the UNLP. His major research areas include heat and mass transfer and modeling and simulation of chemical reactors. Professor Mariani has published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and he has also participated in numerous conferences and technical reports to industrial companies.
Guillermo F. Barreto is a full Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. He is also a research member of CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”). He received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) from the UNLP and his PhD from the University of London, UK, in 1984. His research interests include modeling and simulation of chemical reactors, catalytic kinetics, and heat and mass transfer. Professor Barreto has more than 90 publications in refereed journals, numerous contributions in conferences, and technical reports to industrial companies.
Osvaldo M. Martínez received a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of La Plata, Argentina, in 1977. He obtained the Diplome de Recherche Universitaire (DRU) from Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 1989. His major interests are heat transfer in packed beds, analysis and simulation of trickle bed reactors, modeling of packed-bed reactors, removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air streams, and selective hydrogenation. At present, he is a researcher of CONICET (Argentina) and a full professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the National University of La Plata.
Abstract
A critical review of the available information about heat transfer between a packed bed with cocurrent downflow of gas and liquid and an external medium was undertaken. Several aspects such as experimental set-ups and methods employed to study heat transfer in trickle bed reactors, models used to interpret experimental data, and literature correlations of heat transfer parameters are addressed. From the analysis of the available experimental information, a refined database has been built, which allows comparing the performance of the existing correlations for the parameters of the extensively employed two-dimensional pseudohomogeneous plug flow model (i.e., effective radial thermal conductivity and wall heat transfer coefficient). In addition, new correlations for effective thermal conductivity have been developed. Identification of gaps in the current knowledge and recommendations for future works are summarized.
About the authors
María J. Taulamet is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. She holds a fellowship from CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”) to develop her PhD program at UNLP. She received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) from the UNLP. Her research areas include heat and mass transfer, catalytic kinetics, and modeling and simulation of chemical reactors.
Néstor J. Mariani is a full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. He is also a research member of CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”). He received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) and a PhD diploma from the UNLP. His major research areas include heat and mass transfer and modeling and simulation of chemical reactors. Professor Mariani has published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and he has also participated in numerous conferences and technical reports to industrial companies.
Guillermo F. Barreto is a full Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina. He is also a research member of CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) at CINDECA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicada “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco”). He received a BSc degree (“Ingeniero Químico”) from the UNLP and his PhD from the University of London, UK, in 1984. His research interests include modeling and simulation of chemical reactors, catalytic kinetics, and heat and mass transfer. Professor Barreto has more than 90 publications in refereed journals, numerous contributions in conferences, and technical reports to industrial companies.
Osvaldo M. Martínez received a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of La Plata, Argentina, in 1977. He obtained the Diplome de Recherche Universitaire (DRU) from Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 1989. His major interests are heat transfer in packed beds, analysis and simulation of trickle bed reactors, modeling of packed-bed reactors, removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air streams, and selective hydrogenation. At present, he is a researcher of CONICET (Argentina) and a full professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the National University of La Plata.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the following Argentine institutions for financial support: ANPCyT-SECyT (PICT 1641), CONICET (PIP 0304), and UNLP (PID 11/I177). N.J.M., O.M.M., and G.F.B. are research members of CONICET and M.J.T. holds a fellowship from CONICET.
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- In this issue
- A critical review on heat transfer in trickle bed reactors
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