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Download or read book Hydrodynamics, Back-mixing, and Mass Transfer in a Slurry Bubble Column Reactor for Fischer-Tropsch Alternative Fuels written by Lu Han and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the alternative energy sources, Fischer-Tropsch (FT) processes convert synthesis gas into clean hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals. The slurry bubble column reactor (SBCR) is a promising reactor type for the low temperature FT process, due to its many advantages compared to other multiphase reactors. The hydrodynamics, phase mixing, and transports which may affect the reactor performance in FT SBCRs remain difficult to predict due to the complex phase interactions and flow turbulence. Experimentation is essential in obtaining and extending the knowledge of SBCRs' behavior with respect to different variables.