Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Fluidized Sand Bath and a Steam Chamber for Reactor Heating

Trajano, Heather L.; DeMartini, Jaclyn D.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter; Wyman, Charles E. (2013). Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Fluidized Sand Bath and a Steam Chamber for Reactor Heating Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(13), pp. 4932-4938. American Chemical Society 10.1021/ie301869a

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Both fluidized sand baths and steam chambers have been used to heat laboratory reactors, in particular for studies of biomass pretreatment. In this study, several aspects of the heating performance of these devices were compared: time to heat reactors to reaction temperature, the stability of reactor temperature, and the convection coefficient. The convection coefficient was determined using correlations and multiple analyses of empirical data. On the basis of the results presented in this study, the steam chamber can heat reactors to temperature in a tenth of the time sand baths can, can maintain a more stable temperature during pretreatment, and has a convection coefficient one to two magnitudes greater than that of the sand bath. Therefore if heat transfer is critical, a steam chamber is advantageous.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Resource-efficient agricultural production systems School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture
Name:	Trajano, Heather L.; DeMartini, Jaclyn D.; Studer, Michael Hans-Peter0000-0003-1083-0967 and Wyman, Charles E.
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics
ISSN:	0888-5885
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Language:	English
Submitter:	Michael Hans-Peter Studer
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2020 10:02
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2020 13:29
Publisher DOI:	10.1021/ie301869a
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/10123