NJIT eTD::njit-etd1971-002::Lough, Derek J.::"Computer model for reactor design of an ethane cracking unit"

The purpose of this thesis is to develop a Fortran [sic] Computer Program to model the radiation section of a pyrolysis tube reactor designed for cracking 100 percent ethane feed. The model calculates the length of the tubular reactor required to obtain a specified ethane conversion or the ethane conversion for a specified reactor length. The resulting solution yields a conversion profile, a temperature profile, and the reactor residence time as a function of tube length. From this data it can be determined if the design is adequate and lies within the reactor model's constraints.

Title:	Computer model for reactor design of an ethane cracking unit
Author:	Lough, Derek J.
Document Type:	Thesis
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Degree:	Master of Science
Major:	Chemical Engineering
Advisory Committee:	Roche, Edward Charles, Jr. McCormick, John E. Kreps, Saul I.
Thesis Date:	1971, June
Keywords:	Chemical Reactors -- Mathematical Models Ethanes Cracking Process
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The purpose of this thesis is to develop a Fortran [sic] Computer Program to model the radiation section of a pyrolysis tube reactor designed for cracking 100 percent ethane feed. The model calculates the length of the tubular reactor required to obtain a specified ethane conversion or the ethane conversion for a specified reactor length. The resulting solution yields a conversion profile, a temperature profile, and the reactor residence time as a function of tube length. From this data it can be determined if the design is adequate and lies within the reactor model's constraints.
Complete Thesis:	njit-etd1971-002 (58 pages ~ 2,904 KB pdf)
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