The modular structure of Katapak-SP, the novel family of catalytic structured packings manufactured by Sulzer Chemtech, provides a high degree of flexibility in reactive distillation applications but complicates the design and the inner flows distribution. Knowledge of liquid behaviour is essential for understanding reactive distillation column performances and developing fundamental models. Therefore, for this type of packing the estimation of the different liquid hold-up contributions and of the interaction among them is a crucial task. This paper focuses on the analysis of the RTD for the Katapak-SP11 with the aim of improving the still unsatisfactory state of the knowledge of axial dispersion and liquid hold-up within this novel catalytic packing.
Hydrodynamics in structured packing for reactive distillation
BRUNAZZI, ELISABETTA
2008-01-01
Abstract
The modular structure of Katapak-SP, the novel family of catalytic structured packings manufactured by Sulzer Chemtech, provides a high degree of flexibility in reactive distillation applications but complicates the design and the inner flows distribution. Knowledge of liquid behaviour is essential for understanding reactive distillation column performances and developing fundamental models. Therefore, for this type of packing the estimation of the different liquid hold-up contributions and of the interaction among them is a crucial task. This paper focuses on the analysis of the RTD for the Katapak-SP11 with the aim of improving the still unsatisfactory state of the knowledge of axial dispersion and liquid hold-up within this novel catalytic packing.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
