Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1970
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Deran Hanesian
Second Advisor
Joseph Joffe
Third Advisor
Saul I. Kreps
Abstract
The production of methanol in a catalytic quench feed reactor is studied by means of a computerized model and optimized in terms of total reactor length necessary to achieve a given production rate. The methanol reaction rate can be maximized in a quench reactor through the use of cold stream feeds along the length of reactor.
Since the methanol reaction temperature is restricted to an upper limit of 405°C, the addition of cold stream feed along the adiabatic reactor enables the desired conversion to be reached. For two given levels of conversion, 12% and 15%, an optimum inlet temperature, quench temperature, and quench feed fraction is found.
Recommended Citation
McBurney, John Paul, "The optimization of a catalytic methanol reactor using quench feed" (1970). Theses. 2420.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2420
