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Etc dont have to cool reactor outlet if the temperature is still within range (170220) still ok for next reactor inlet.
11. Mixing: cool first then mix with ethylene or mix first with ethylene then cool?
Aim to cool down asap (faster).
12. Check conversion across reactor length-> 10 m is too long.
more reactors , smaller reactor Vol each
think about reactor Vol -> same vol ? or different?
13. Reactor length and diameter (L/D ratio). Reactor aspect ratio heuristic to
satisfy
Need extensive E journal and txtbk reading.
14. Reactor number of tube is fix at one for each bed. Go find out more about it
-> effect of number of tubes. Add into the additional discussion in the report.
15. can cool down ethylene before mixing? No, can bubble if it is in vapour
phase.
16. dont need to consider insulation thickness.
17. In phase 2:
1. Prepare costing flow -> spreadsheet -> find out the cost equation.
2. Optimisation -> identify the design variable -> find out the dominant (variable
that impact cost significantly) and local (number fo stages of the distillation
column)
Etc . choose input (a) for styrene plant is Temperature, vary tempt within design
range and find the opt tmpt. (b) next dominant variable reactor vol. fixed the
opt temp , then vary the reactor vol. by plotting vol against cost.
Around 3-4 design dominant variables. At the end how to combine?
Option 1. Combine all, check cost. Vary each one of the variables abit to see
which cost goes down.
Option 2. Or do it in a cycle.
18. reactor configuration. How many reactors and interstage cooling?