Preliminary Program subject to change
20033 Multiphase Reaction Engineering
OverviewThis session covers new developments in multiphase reaction engineering.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)

Chair

Tiberiu (Tiby) M. Leib
DuPont Engneering Research and Technnology-DuET
Reaction Engineering
1007 Market Street, Brandywine 8458
Wilmington, DE 19898
Phone Number: 302-774-5152
Email: tiberiu.m.leib@usa.dupont.com

CoChair

P. A. Ramachandran
Chemical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Box 1198, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone Number: 314 935 60 14
Email: rama@wuche.che.wustl.edu
Bubble Dynamics Study in a Slurry Bubble Column with a Four-Point Optical Probe
Chengtian Wu, Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130 and Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan, Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO 63130
Gas-Liquid Reactor Model for the Liquid-Phase Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
Radmila Jevtic, P. A. Ramachandran and M. P. Dudukovic, Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1198, St. Louis, MO 63130
Multiple Hydrodynamic States in Trickle Flow Reactors: Towards Optimising Reactor Performance by Manipulation of the Hydrodynamic State
Willie Nicol, Werner Van der Merwe, Dylan S. Loudon and Arie J. van Houwelingen, Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road 1, Pretoria, South Africa
Polymer Hydrogenation by Reactive Extrusion – Pulsed and Continuous Flow Systems
Alan G. Bussard and Kerry M. Dooley, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, South Stadium Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Multi-Scale Modeling of Selective Oxidation in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Downer Reactor
Vaishali Suryawanshi1, Shantanu Roy1 and Patrick L. Mills2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India, (2)Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering, Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Texas A & M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd,MSC 188, Kingsville, TX 78363-8202
Modeling of Trickle Bed Hydro-Processing Reactor
L. Srinivasa Mohan, Fluent India Pvt Ltd., Plot no. 34/1, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, MIDC, Hinjewadi, Pune 411057, India, V. V. Ranade, Industrial Flow Modeling Group, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-8, Dr Homi babha road, pashan, pune, pune,maharshtra, India and Ahmad H. Haidari, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH 03766
Acoustic Detection of Flooding in Absorption Columns and Trickle Beds
Erin Hansuld1, Joseph Downey1, Derek Hartling1, Cedric Briens1 and Lauren Briens2, (1)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Engineering, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada, (2)Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Engineering, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide in Coal Gases Producing Liquid Element Sulfur
Kyung C. Kwon1, Laneddye Carter2, Claudell Burnell3, Tikia Allen4, Tara Johnson1 and Robie Lewis5, (1)Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, 514 Engineering Building, University Ave, Tuskegee, AL 36088, (2)Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, 513 Engineering Buliding, University Avenue, Tuskegee, AL 36088, (3)Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, 513 Engineering Building, University Avenue, Tuskegee, AL 36088, (4)Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Engineering Building, Tuskegee, AL 36088, (5)Gasification & Combustion Projects Division, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division