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A Comprehensive Review of the Influence of Heat Exchange Tubes on Hydrodynamic, Heat, and Mass Transfer in Bubble and Slurry Bubble Columns

by Dalia S. Makki¹, Hasan Sh. Majdi², Amer A. Abdulrahman¹, Abbas J. Sultan^1,3,*, Zahraa W. Hasan¹, Laith S. Sabri^1,3, Bashar J. Kadhim¹, Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan³

1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
2 Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq
3 Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

* Corresponding Author: Abbas J. Sultan. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Recent advancements in thermal fluid flow applications)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(10), 2613-2637. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028081

Received 29 November 2022; Accepted 20 February 2023; Issue published 25 June 2023

Abstract

Bubble and slurry bubble column reactors (BCRs/SBCRs) are used for various chemical, biochemical, and petrochemical applications. They have several operational and maintenance advantages, including excellent heat and mass transfer rates, simplicity, and low operating and maintenance cost. Typically, a catalyst is present in addition to biochemical processes where microorganisms are used to produce industrially valuable bio-products. Since most applications involve complicated gas-liquid, gas-liquid-solid, and exothermic processes, the BCR/SBCR must be equipped with heat-exchanging tubes to dissipate heat and control the reactor’s overall performance. In this review, past and very recent experimental and numerical investigations on such systems are critically discussed. Furthermore, gaps to be filled and critical aspects still requiring investigation are identified.

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