Provide a method for designing a bubble column reactor for the converting natural gas to liquid fuel

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors
Mohammad Irani 1
Reza Hayati 2
1 Gas Division, Research Institute of Petroleum Industries (RIPI), Postal Code: 1485613111, Tehran, Iran
2 Process Development and Control Group, Process and Equipment Technology Development Division, Research institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran
Abstract
One of the reactors used in the process of converting the natural gas into liquid fuel (GTL)is the Slurry Bubble Column Reactor (SBCR). Despite the many advantages of SBCR, it is difficult to design and scale up. Given the complex phenomena in the reactor and experiences acquired by the authors, in this paper a method is proposed in the form of an algorithm to design this reactor type. The proposed method was used for designing a reactor with a capacity of 1000 barrels per day is similar to that in the Petro - SA company of South Africa. The obtained dimensions for the reactor using the proposed method were in good agreement with the size of the reactor at operation. According to the results, the validated design method in this study can be used to design bubble column reactors with good accuracy.

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Iranian Journal of Gas Engineering
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 10
February 2020
Pages 17-23

  • Receive Date 25 April 2022