A study on naphtha catalytic reforming reactor simulation and analysis.
A naphtha catalytic reforming unit with four reactors in series is analyzed. A physical model is proposed to describe the catalytic reforming radial flow reactor. Kinetics and thermodynamics equations are selected to describe the naphtha catalytic reforming reactions characteristics based on idealizing the complex naphtha mixture by representing the paraffin, naphthene, and aromatic groups by single compounds. The simulation results based above models agree very well with actual operation unit data.
Liang
Ke-min
KM
School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoyang 111003, China. lks-ly@163.com
Guo
Hai-yan
HY
Pan
Shi-wei
SW
D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D008956:Models, Chemical
D000473:Alkanes; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; C004544:naphtha