Abstract
Thermal runaway was studied in a continuous tubular pilot reactor under steady-state regime. Different accident scenarii were conducted by making some errors on reactant concentrations and/or temperature feed. To prevent thermal runaway, control by direct contact by solvent injection was used at different reactor locations. This injection allowed controlling the maximum reaction temperature. A simplified analytical method to estimate the maximum reaction temperature along the reactor was used.
Benefit of this control method was the diminution of computational time. Furthermore, by injecting solvent to control maximum reaction temperature, there is no need to shut down the unit. The control method was validated experimentally.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 365–373 |
Journal | Process Safety and Environmental Protection |
Volume | 98 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |