Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 6-30-1971
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Edward Charles Roche, Jr.
Second Advisor
John E. McCormick
Third Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to develop a Fortran [sic] Computer Program to model the radiation section of a pyrolysis tube reactor designed for cracking 100 percent ethane feed. The model calculates the length of the tubular reactor required to obtain a specified ethane conversion or the ethane conversion for a specified reactor length. The resulting solution yields a conversion profile, a temperature profile, and the reactor residence time as a function of tube length. From this data it can be determined if the design is adequate and lies within the reactor model's constraints.
Recommended Citation
Lough, Derek J., "Computer model for reactor design of an ethane cracking unit" (1971). Theses. 1500.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1500