Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology
Open Access
ISSN: 2157-7048
+44-77-2385-9429
ISSN: 2157-7048
+44-77-2385-9429
Mahdi Yousefi
Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Chem Eng Process Technol
In the study, for the first time, we have tried to construct a pilot reactor, for surveying the possibility of creating isothermal condition in the catalytic convertors where SO2 is converted to SO3 in the sulfuric acid plants by heat pipe. The thermodynamic and thermo-kinetic conditions were considered the same as the sulfuric acid plants converters. Also, influence of SO2 gas flow rate on isothermal condition, has been studied. A thermo-siphon type heat pipe contains sulfur and 5% iodine as working fluid, was used for disposing the heat of reaction from catalytic bed. Our results showed that due to very high energy-efficiency, isothermal and passive heat transfer mechanism of heat pipe, it is possible to reach more than 95% conversion in one isothermal catalytic bed. As the results, heat pipe can be used as a certain piece of equipment to create isothermal condition in catalytic convertors of sulfuric acid plants and it can create the good potential to create a major evolution in the design of sulfuric acid plants.
Mahdi Yousefi has completed his Master’s degree from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. He is the Director of Petro Rahbar Co., an engineering and consulting company which supplies know-how, engineering services for chemical plants.
Email: m.yousefi@petrorahbar.com