INVESTIGADORES
PEDERNERA Marisa Noemi
artículos
Título:
A new Cocurrent Reactor for Ammonia Synthesis
Autor/es:
M.N. PEDERNERA; D.O. BORIO; J.A. PORRAS
Revista:
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Editorial:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Año: 1996 vol. 55 p. 2927 - 2932
ISSN:
0009-2509
Resumen:
An alternative design for the industrial multitubular shell-side fixed-bed ammonia converter is presented. It can be run either under cocurrcnt or countercurrent cooling flow. The behaviour of these two alternatives is compared with that of the existing fully-autothermal co- or countercurrent designs. The comparison among the four cooling schemes is drawn by means of a heterogeneous two-dimensional mathematical model. The results indicate that the cocurrent alternative of the new design is capable of producing a significant increase in the ammonia yield. This higher value could also be obtained at lower maximum temperatures, which would lengthen the catalyst life.
