Table 7.
Estimation of transport limitations from Thiele modulus calculations for some experimental conditions lab scale versus industrial scale
| Lab scale experiments conditions | Typical industrial operating conditions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | 150°C | 150°C | 150°C |
| Pressure | 5 bar | 5 bar | 70 bar |
| Mean particle size:Uncrushed: L c = 3 mm Crushed: L c = 0.75 mm | 3 mm | 0.75 mm | 3 mm |
| Thiele modulus ϕ | 7.7 | 1.9 | 29 |