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Modeling Packed Bed Reactors

Originally delivered Oct 19, 2017
Source: COMSOL | This webinar is sponsored by COMSOL and reflects their views, opinions, and insights. Attendance is free.
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Do you work with investigations of packed bed reactors? Are you still modeling using the traditional approach of semi-analytical approximations?  Learn why and how to model in the COMSOL software. 

In this 60-minute COMSOL-sponsored webinar, review the basic operation of a packed bed reactor and how it provides a so-called bimodal pore size distribution. Consider how, traditionally, reactions of this type of bimodal porous structure are modeled using semi-analytical approximations, such as Thiele’s modulus and efficiency factor approximations. However, these approximations are limiting. The webinar goes on to discuss a numerical approach by describing the catalytic reactions in bimodal porous structures, which are simple to define. In addition, they can be solved with a minimum number of approximations for complex reaction kinetic expressions. You’ll understand how this method considers the time-dependent behavior of both the transport processes and reaction kinetics within the microporous structure. See a live demonstration of how to use this approach to modeling packed bed reactors in the COMSOL software. Bring your questions. 

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  • How to describe mass transport and reaction kinetics
  • How to model reactive flows in packed bed reactors
  • Defining and solving time-dependent transport problems using numerical models
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Ed Fontes

Ed Fontes is the Chief Technology Officer at COMSOL. He has been with COMSOL since 1999, and was previously the lead developer for the CFD, heat transfer, and chemical engineering products. He received his PhD in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Read more

Valerio Marra

Valerio Marra is the marketing director at COMSOL in Burlington, MA. Previous roles include working in applications, technical support, and sales.

Valerio received his PhD in fluid machines and energy systems engineering.Read more

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