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Heated tube reactors include a family of reactors with fixed walls in a tube shape with the feedstock inside being transported via various driving modes. Tubular reactors are externally heated and so are often used for pyrolysis applications as this allows the introduction of heat without oxygen. This type of reactor takes different forms such as a screw pyrolyser, a tubular rectilinear reactor with solid driven forward by a vibro-fluidised transport, and a tube with an inner mixer. The advantages of these systems include: | Heated tube reactors include a family of reactors with fixed walls in a tube shape with the [[Feedstock|feedstock]] inside being transported via various driving modes. Tubular reactors are externally heated and so are often used for [[Pyrolysis|pyrolysis]] applications as this allows the introduction of heat without oxygen. This type of reactor takes different forms such as a screw pyrolyser, a tubular rectilinear reactor with solid driven forward by a vibro-fluidised transport, and a tube with an inner mixer. The advantages of these systems include: | ||
*Continuous coke and gas removal from the reactor tubes free from leakage | *Continuous coke and gas removal from the reactor tubes free from leakage | ||
*Larger heat transfer surface in a unit volume | *Larger heat transfer surface in a unit volume | ||
*Convenience for syngas reforming<ref name="ref1">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X14003596#t0015 Pyrolysis Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste]</ref> | *Convenience for [[Syngas|syngas]] reforming<ref name="ref1">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X14003596#t0015 Pyrolysis Technologies for Municipal Solid Waste]</ref> | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
[[File:Pyrolysis system with a designated tube reactor.png|400px|right|Pyrolysis system with a designed tube reactor. All rights reserved.]] | [[File:Pyrolysis system with a designated tube reactor.png|400px|right|Pyrolysis system with a designed tube reactor. All rights reserved.]] | ||
As a typical tubular reactor, the screw tube, with its lower construction and operation costs, has great future prospects. For this design, the screw speed can be varied within 0.5–25 rpm (rotations per minute), thereby changing the residence time of the | As a typical tubular reactor, the screw tube, with its lower construction and operation costs, has great future prospects. For this design, the screw speed can be varied within 0.5–25 rpm (rotations per minute), thereby changing the residence time of the [[Feedstock|feedstock]] in the tube reactor. Examples of tubular reactors used in [[Pyrolysis|pyrolysis]] systems include in the Thermoselect process, the Compact Power process and CNRS thermo-chemical convertor<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X20305869 Comparative Analysis for Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge in Tube Reactor]</ref>. | ||
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==Types of Waste Treated== | ==Types of Waste Treated== | ||
This reactor system has been found to be useful for both the thermal and catalytic cracking of waste plastics. However, tubular reactors have the same rigid requirements for MSW pre-treatment as the fluidised-bed reactors due to the small channel for passage of MSW. In addition, erosion caused by sand and other hard solids contained in the MSW can be a risk for this reactor, and heat transfer rates are not well defined for different waste types<ref name="ref1" />. | This reactor system has been found to be useful for both the thermal and catalytic cracking of [[Waste|waste]] [[Plastic|plastics]]. However, tubular reactors have the same rigid requirements for [[MSW]] pre-treatment as the fluidised-bed reactors due to the small channel for passage of [[MSW]]. In addition, erosion caused by sand and other hard solids contained in the [[MSW]] can be a risk for this reactor, and heat transfer rates are not well defined for different [[Waste|waste]] types<ref name="ref1" />. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 14:36, 23 June 2021
Heated tube reactors include a family of reactors with fixed walls in a tube shape with the feedstock inside being transported via various driving modes. Tubular reactors are externally heated and so are often used for pyrolysis applications as this allows the introduction of heat without oxygen. This type of reactor takes different forms such as a screw pyrolyser, a tubular rectilinear reactor with solid driven forward by a vibro-fluidised transport, and a tube with an inner mixer. The advantages of these systems include:
- Continuous coke and gas removal from the reactor tubes free from leakage
- Larger heat transfer surface in a unit volume
- Convenience for syngas reforming[1]
Design
As a typical tubular reactor, the screw tube, with its lower construction and operation costs, has great future prospects. For this design, the screw speed can be varied within 0.5–25 rpm (rotations per minute), thereby changing the residence time of the feedstock in the tube reactor. Examples of tubular reactors used in pyrolysis systems include in the Thermoselect process, the Compact Power process and CNRS thermo-chemical convertor[2].
Types of Waste Treated
This reactor system has been found to be useful for both the thermal and catalytic cracking of waste plastics. However, tubular reactors have the same rigid requirements for MSW pre-treatment as the fluidised-bed reactors due to the small channel for passage of MSW. In addition, erosion caused by sand and other hard solids contained in the MSW can be a risk for this reactor, and heat transfer rates are not well defined for different waste types[1].