Numerical simulation of the isoparaffins dehydrogenation in a bidisperse fluidized bed

Abstract

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. We built a mathematical model and carried out a numerical simulation for the reaction of isoparaffins dehydrogenation in a fluidized-bed reactor using the example of dehydrogenating isobutane to isobutylene. Experimental data determine the parameters for the construction of the model. Numerical studies with the choice of the average diameter for the polydisperse catalyst were conducted. We performed the calculations for cases of the monodisperse and bidisperse composition of particles, carried out the analysis of the influence of the fine particles present on the reaction product yield in the numerical simulation.