Transient operation of a catalytic liquid-liquid plug flow reactor for kinetics measurements

A centrifugal partition chromatograph (CPC) was used as a liquid-liquid catalytic reactor for the isomerisation of hexen-3-ol into ethylpropylketone with a water soluble rhodium catalyst. Global mass transfer coefficients were measured and shown to depend on both the nature of the solute and the flow rate. Liquid-liquid partition isotherms were also determined with the CPC using elution chromatography. Finally, a reactor model was derived to account for the experimental results obtained both under stationary and transient (pulse) conditions. A parameter sensitivity evaluation is also presented.     

Selective partial oxidation of light paraffins with hydrogen peroxide on thin-layer supported Nafion-H catalysts

Thin-layer carbon supported Nafion-H catalysts were found to be active and highly selective (S>98%) for the partial oxidation of C₁-C₃ alkanes, in a three phase catalytic membrane reactor (3PCMR), under mild conditions and in the presence of H₂O₂. The influences of the catalyst teflon loading and H₂O₂ concentration on the reaction rate have been evaluated. A reaction pathway, based on the electrophilic hydroxylation of the C-H bond of alkanes with protonated hydrogen peroxide (H₃O ₂ ⁺ ), is discussed.     

Control of the quality of polymer products in continuous reactors: comparison of performance of state estimators with and without updating of parameters

In the paper the control of the product quality in polymerization reactors is analysed in the presence of persistent perturbations (unmodeled disturbances, modeling errors), as met in industrial reactors. The free radical polymerization of methyl-methacrylate in a continuous stirred tank reactor is studied. It is shown that state estimators (Extended Kalman Filters) with constant parameters cannot give offset free performance. Criteria for the selection of a set of parameters to be updated as additional states in the filter and to evaluate their effectiveness in opposing the action of realistic perturbations are given by an analysis of the linearized model of the system. Performance of different types of estimators, including one and two-time scale filters, with and without updating of parameters, is analysed by simulation on the full order process and the predictions made by previous analysis are confirmed. In the most common case of presence of perturbations affecting the energy balance and the concentration of initiator in the reactor, offset free control of the molecular weight of the product can be achieved by means of a filter which is based only on measurements of temperature and conversion and makes an update of two parameters. In the case that also the kinetic model of the polymerization reaction is affected by errors, a two-time scale filter, which makes use also of Molecular Weight values and updates three parameters, becomes necessary to obtain offset free performance.     

采用先进技术提高装置运行水平

介绍了中国石油化工股份有限公司高桥分公司 1.4Mt/a同轴式重油催化裂化装置的特点和生产情况。为了满足市场需求 ,提高经济效益 ,几年来在该装置上又采用了一些新技术 ,使装置的运转水平进一步提高。如应用降烯烃催化剂GOR Q ,与使用MLC 5 0 0催化剂相比 ,汽油烯烃体积含量约 30 % ,下降 8～ 10个百分点 ;汽油辛烷值基本不变 ;产品分布改善 ;液体收率增加 ;柴油性质变化不大。又如最大量烷烃异构化 (MIP)新型提升管反应系统的应用 ,与常规催化裂化相比 ,产品分布相当 ,汽油的烯烃体积含量下降至 30 %～ 35 % ,MON增加 0 .5～ 0 .8个单位 ,RON下降幅度不大于 0 .5个单位     

Experimental investigations of the effect of new passive safety systems on the temperature state of fuel elements

Results of experiments conducted on a large-scale integral PSB-VVéR bench and directed toward investigation of the performance of new passive safety systems for nuclear plants with a water-cooled power reactor, an additional system for passive flooding of the active zone, and a system for the passive removal of heat from steam generators are presented. __________ Translated from élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 9, September 2007, pp. 7–10.     

Design for a high power-density Astron reactor

A liquid lithium blanket surrounding the plasma volume is described. The liquid lithium flows along magnetic flux tubes at a high speed. There is no vacuum wall between the blanket and the plasma. The E-layer of relativistic particles within which the plasma is confined serves as a vacuum wall protecting the plasma from the lithium vapor, which is continuously produced at the surface of the blanket, by ionizing the lithium atoms and ejecting the same along open magnetic lines. The heat load at the surface of the blanket generated by 14 MeV neutrons can be several hundred MW per square meter.Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.Deceased September 24, 1972.     

修正步冷温度曲线试验研究

按修正步冷温度曲线对经步冷脆化的 2 .2 5Cr 1Mo和在加氢反应器内运行 5a的 2 2 5Cr 1Mo试块进行了修正步冷试验 ,评定了材料的回火脆性。结果表明 ,按修正步冷曲线进行修正步冷试验能使已经脆化的材料进一步脆化 ,为加氢反应器材料损伤的研究提供了一条途径。     

采用轴径向技术有效解决固定床反应器阻力降的快速升高

讨论了固定床反应器阻力降快速升高的原因，介绍了用轴径向技术解决这一问题的原理及优点，及其在铁铬系变换催化剂和钴钼系耐硫变换催化剂反应器中的实际应用。     

西安脉冲堆计算值和实测结果分析

介绍了西安脉冲堆堆芯布置、计算模型和程序以及计算值与实验测量结果分析。西安脉冲堆在满功率（2MW）下连续运行了72小时，证明西安脉冲堆整个系统和设备是良好的、安全可靠的。根据西安脉冲堆计算值与测量值的比较，证明计算程序可靠，具有较高精度。西安脉冲堆理论计算值与实验测量值符合较好，完全满足工程设计要求，实验测量结果达到了设计指标的要求。     

Design and characterisation of a close-concentric annular reactor for kinetic studies at high temperatures

A novel annular reactor for kinetic studies at high temperature and flow conditions has been designed to keep eccentricity tolerances below 10%. In a previous work, we have shown that it is very important to keep such low eccentricity values in order to collect reliable kinetic data from this type of reactors. As proposed in this study, a modified reactor with the use of a spacer could guarantee an annular duct with low levels of eccentricity. Manufacturing tolerances or deformation effects giving rise to eccentricity can be significantly minimised when using this apparatus. The reactor has been both experimentally and theoretically characterised. Carbon monoxide oxidation was used as a model reaction under mass-transfer limited conditions revealing an eccentricity of ∼5%. With such small eccentricity levels, a concentric annular form can be assumed in the reactor analysis. Simple 1D or 2D models can therefore be inexpensively used in the evaluation of the kinetic data. Also, prior to the design of the annular reactor, a numerical investigation was carried out to clarify the effects of eccentricity, physical properties of the carrier gas and the annular aspect ratio on mass-transfer limitations. Contrary to expectations, a considerable increase in the fuel mass-diffusivity by carrier gas substitution did not change the mass-transfer rates for cases when eccentricity and aspect ratios were high.