The Application of Jets to Chemical Engineering Operations
December 16th, 1976
Thesis submitted for the award of Membership of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
S F Bush
Summary
The application of the jet principle to four chemical engineering design objectives is described. The four applications are to:
- the determination of the kinetics of carbon deposition on surfaces;
- the blending of viscous liquids;
- the vaporisation of heat sensitive liquids;
- the stabilisation of exothermic reactions.
The applications thus cover a range of viscosities and phases on both the laboratory and full scales. The experimental and theoretical results on which the designs are based are given. Some general conclusions about the utility of the jet principle in mixing and heat transfer are derived.