
379Heterogeneous Reactors
PROGRAM: fbr_mgr_dsgn.m
% program to calculate mean residence time (Design Problem)for specified
% mean fractional conversion xb_bar
% 1 - Moving Grate Conveyer Type Reactor
% 2 - Fluidized Bed Reactor
clear all
global size_dist mechanism tau0 r0
% DESIGN DATA
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reactor_type = 2 ; % 1 - moving grate conveyer type reactor
% 2 - fluidized bed reactor
% size distribution
% dia (mm) weight fraction
size_dist = [1 0.2 ;
2 0.3 ;
4 0.3 ;
6 0.2 ] ;
mechanism = 3 ; % 1 - gas-film resistance controlling
% 2 - ash-layer diffusion controlling
% 3 - reaction rate controlling ...