Application of chaos analysis to multiphase reactors

It is shown that chaos analysis provides valuable tools to improve the design and operation of multiphase reactors, the most useful tools being the system's attractor and the Kolmogorov entropy. Applications of chaos analysis are based upon examining the attractor shape and/or on a characteriza...

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Published in:Chemical engineering science 2002-11, Vol.57 (22), p.4763-4778
Main Authors: M. van den Bleek, Cor, Coppens, Marc-Olivier, C. Schouten, Jaap
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglomeration detection
Applied sciences
Chaos analysis
Chemical engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Fluidization
Multiphase reactors
Reactors
Regime characterization
Scale up
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Summary:It is shown that chaos analysis provides valuable tools to improve the design and operation of multiphase reactors, the most useful tools being the system's attractor and the Kolmogorov entropy. Applications of chaos analysis are based upon examining the attractor shape and/or on a characterization of the attractor by the Kolmogorov entropy. Examples are given by the characterization of regimes and regime transitions, scale up, control of the bubble pattern in the reactor to influence selectivity and conversion of chemical reactions, and the development of a tool to early detect agglomeration in fluidized beds.
ISSN:0009-2509
1873-4405
DOI:10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00288-9