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News Release from: Radleys | Subject: Lara reactor TDS04S
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 03 March 2008
Thermal characterisation of laboratory
reactor
Technical bulletin describes how the thermal performance of Lara Controlled Laboratory Reactor (CLR) was measured by performing a series of experiments and obtaining overall heat transfer coefficients
Knowledge of the heat transfer coefficients of reactors can provide important information relating to the thermodynamics of a reaction and estimation of the overall reaction power and enthalpy The new technical bulletin details how these heat transfer coefficients have been calculated for Lara reactors and includes original experimental data and suggested reference reading material
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 7 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Lara is a flexible, modular CLR unit which enables easy connection and interchange of vessels, heat transfer equipment and measurement devices.
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The Lara CLR has a wide range of standard vessel sizes (250ml to ten litres), in the described experiments the 1L and 5L vessels were characterised with respect to heat transfer.
In order to investigate heat transfer in aqueous and organic systems, water and methanol were chosen as the 'reaction fluids'.
The contents of the vessels were repeatedly heated and cooled at several volumes and impeller speeds.
Using the physical parameters (vessel diameter, fluid density, and fluid specific heat) of the reaction the heat transfer coefficients for water and methanol were calculated at several volumes and impellor speeds based on the temperature profile data obtained for the jacket and reactor contents over time.
The reported heat transfer coefficients obtained are useful in calorimetric measurements and can be used to predict the heating and cooling times as well as reaction exotherms when considered with the log mean temperature difference.
A copy of the Technical Bulletin (TDS04S) can be downloaded or requested from Radleys using the links provided.
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