In this work, we have analysed the use of pressure instead of temperature measurements for the early warning detection of runaway initiation. This is possible due to the fact that our runaway criterion, i.e. div>0, does not depend specifically on which state space variable we are using for divergence calculation. A series of runaway experiments, carried out in a 250 l pilot-scale reactor, has been used to compare the results. In accordance with previous analysis, we show that by using temperature, early detection of runaway initiation is achieved. Analogously to temperature, pressure may be also used for runaway detection. By comparing the different types of reactive systems analysed (vapour and gassy), it can be observed that temperature works better, in terms of earlier detection, than pressure but the differences are more pronounced for vapour than for gassy systems. 相似文献
A quantitative variation of the hazard and operability analysis (HAZOP) procedure is demonstrated. The process is divided into sections and dynamic models of the separate sections are prepared. Those models are used in the framework of the HAZOP procedure to determine the magnitude of the deviations from normal operation conditions that may lead to serious accidents and to test design modification to improve the safety characteristic of the process. A process involving an exothermic reaction conducted in a semi-batch reactor is used to demonstrate the advantages of the proposed procedure and its application for safety education and operator training. The programs used for simulating the reactor are available at: ftp://ftp.bgu.ac.il/shacham/OctanoneProd/.
It is shown that the use of those programs can enhance considerably the safety education by providing tools for systematic screening of process deviation associated with possible hazardous events, determining the threshold values that may lead to such events and enabling the examination of a particular design for the adequate safe range of operation. 相似文献
Carbon beds are increasingly used as a mode for suppression of volatile organic vapors from process streams for environmental control. Many incidents of spontaneous combustion of such beds have been reported. This is primarily due to operation under conditions where heat gains from oxidation of the adsorbed material on the high surface area carbon out pace any heat losses via conductive or convective mechanisms.
In this paper we will discuss calorimetric methods for quantitation of the oxidation heats as well as heat loss and balance calculations to aid in developing safe operating discipline for successful use of this valuable technology for pollution control. 相似文献
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) oxidation via H2O2 with tungsten-based polyoxometalate catalysts has gained much attention with an ever-growing body of knowledge focusing on the development of environmentally benign processes in chemical industry. In this study, two calorimetry techniques, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Phi-TEC II adiabatic calorimetry, were employed to analyze the thermal hazards associated with the 2-butanol oxidation reaction system. Hydrogen peroxide was the oxidant and a tungsten-based polyoxometalate as the catalyst. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used for identification of the organic products. Important thermal kinetic data were obtained including “onset” temperature, heat of reaction, adiabatic temperature rise and self-heat rate. From DSC results, three exothermic peaks were detected with a total heat generation of approximately 1.26 kJ/g sufficiently to induce a thermal runaway. Possible reaction pathway for three stages were proposed based on both DSC and GC-MS results. One exotherm was detected by Phi-TEC II calorimeter and the pressure versus temperature profile together with the DSC and GC-MS data demonstrate the complexity of 2-butanol reaction system under both thermal screening and adiabatic conditions. 相似文献
The atmospheric chemical composition is affected by the interaction mechanisms among gases and particulate matter through
a wide range of chemical reactions that can occur with the aid of particulate matter (e.g. particles act as reacting or absorbing
surfaces) or be influenced by the presence of particulate matter in the atmosphere (photochemical reactions). Physical and
chemical processes are also bonded in an interactive way that often leads to the influence of the radiation budget, cloud
physics and the warming or cooling of the lower atmospheric levels. The Euro-Mediterranean region is a key-sensitive area
due to the unique climatic and air quality characteristics associated with the regional climatic patterns, geomorphology (land
and water contrast) and coexistence of pollutants from different origin. Focusing on this region, the gas-aerosol interactions
are studied using state-of-the-art atmospheric and chemical transport modeling tools following the necessary development in
the chemical transport model CAMx. Sensitivity and large-scale simulations have shown significant responses of the modeling
system to the inclusion of natural species emissions, the direct shading effect of dust particles on photochemical processes
and the formation of new types of aerosols through heterogeneous uptake of gases on dust particles. Including such interactions
in the chemical transport model often led to the improvement of the model performance compared with available measurements
in the region. 相似文献
To sufficiently utilize chemically active species and enhance the degradation rate and removal efficiency of toxic and biorefractory organic pollutant para-chlorophenol (para-CP), the introductions of iron metal ions (Fe2+/Fe3+) into either pulsed discharge plasma (PDP) process or the PDP process with TiO2 photo-catalyst were tentatively performed. The experimental results showed that under the same experimental condition, the degradation rate and removal efficiency of para-CP were greatly enhanced by the introduction of iron ions (Fe2+/Fe3+) into the PDP process. Moreover, when iron ions and TiO2 were added together in the PDP process, the degradation rate and removal energy of para-CP further improved. The possible mechanism was discussed that the obvious promoting effects were attributed to ferrous ions via plasma induced Fenton-like reactions by UV light irradiation excited and hydrogen peroxide formed in pulsed electrical discharge, resulting in a larger amount of hydroxyl radicals produced from the residual hydrogen peroxide. In addition, the regeneration of ferric ions to ferrous ions facilitates the progress of plasma induced Fenton-like reactions by photo-catalytic reduction of UV light, photo-catalytic reduction on TiO2 surface and electron transfer of quinone intermediates, i.e. 1,4-hydroquinone and 1,4-benzoquinone. 相似文献