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Title: Residence time distribution of gas flows in microreactors: Measurement and model comparison
Authors: Wibel, W
Anurjew, E
Brandner, JJ
Dittmeyer, R
Schygulla, U
Leyrer, B
Blank, T
3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2011)
Keywords: Microchannel;Gas;Residence time distribution;Dispersion model;Microreactor;Thermal conductivity sensor
Issue Date: 2011
Publisher: Brunel University
Citation: 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22-24 August 2011
Abstract: The optimization of microreactor designs for applications in chemical process engineering usually requires knowledge of the residence time distribution (RTD). The applicability of established models to microstructured reactors is currently under debate (Bošković et al. 2008, Günther et al. 2004, Stief et al. 2008). This work provides new experimental data on the residence time distributions of gas flows through different types of microstructured reactors and analyses the data with established RTD models. By this, the dispersion model was found to describe the RTD behavior of gas flow for a majority of the microstructured devices tested. The model could therefore be used to predict the RTD of those reactors.
Description: This paper was presented at the 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2011), which was held at the Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki in Greece. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Italian Union of Thermofluiddynamics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Thessaly, IPEM, the Process Intensification Network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Heat Transfer Society, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group, and the Energy Institute.
URI: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6721
ISBN: 978-1-902316-98-7
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