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Research paper thumbnail of Modeling and optimization of a large-scale slurry bubble column reactor for producing 10,000 bbl/day of Fischer–Tropsch liquid hydrocarbons

A user-friendly simulator based on a comprehensive computer model for slurry bubble column reacto... more A user-friendly simulator based on a comprehensive computer model for slurry bubble column reactors (SBCRs) for Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis, taking into account the hydrodynamics, kinetics, heat transfer, and mass transfer was developed. The hydrodynamic and mass transfer data obtained in our laboratories under typical F-T conditions along with those available in the literature were correlated using Back Propagation Neural Network and empirical correlations with high confidence levels. The data used covered wide ranges of reactor geometry, gas distributor, and operating conditions. All reactor partial differential equations, equation parameters and boundary conditions were simultaneously solved numerically.

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling and optimization of a large-scale slurry bubble column reactor for producing 10,000 bbl/day of Fischer–Tropsch liquid hydrocarbons

A user-friendly simulator based on a comprehensive computer model for slurry bubble column reacto... more A user-friendly simulator based on a comprehensive computer model for slurry bubble column reactors (SBCRs) for Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis, taking into account the hydrodynamics, kinetics, heat transfer, and mass transfer was developed. The hydrodynamic and mass transfer data obtained in our laboratories under typical F-T conditions along with those available in the literature were correlated using Back Propagation Neural Network and empirical correlations with high confidence levels. The data used covered wide ranges of reactor geometry, gas distributor, and operating conditions. All reactor partial differential equations, equation parameters and boundary conditions were simultaneously solved numerically.

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