Abstract:
An ex erimental set up was.developed to study the kinetics
.of heterogene us catalytic reactions in a recycle reactor system.
Literature r iew was made on the kinetics, mechanism, multiplicity,
and oscillatory behaviour of carbon monoxide oxidation and an
experimental program was suggested.
In part II of the thesis, a model was developed for simulating
shift converters. The conversion of carbon monoxide with steam
can be achieved in a number of different ways. Various possible
strategies were discussed and the most widely accepted and economic
system was simulated for various operating conditions to find the
minimum amount of catalyst required.
Different combinations of inlet temperatures and outlet
carbon monoxide concentrations to both the high temperature and
low temperature shift converters are tried in.anattempt to develup
optimum operating conditions. The models are used to simulate
twO operating plants in the country and the results indicate
consistency of plant conditions to that of the simulated results
wlthin acceptable range.
