Journal
FRONTIERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.1054124
Keywords
RTD; tracer; laminar flow; dispersion; frequency function; piece of art
Funding
- Academy of Finland [319002]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [319002] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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Residence time distribution (RTD) plays a crucial role in the performance of chemical reactors, and is extensively studied in chemical engineering education worldwide. This study demonstrates a unique approach to measuring RTD using urban pieces of art, with successful interpretation of results using a classical laminar flow model. The application of this methodology in historical university cities is suggested.
Residence time distribution (RTD) has a very high impact on the performance of a chemical reactor. The development of new reactor and catalyst structures has increased the importance of deep knowledge in theories of RTDs and good experimental practice in measuring RTDs in real systems. Therefore, RTD studies are included in chemical engineering education all over the world. This work demonstrates how RTDs can be measured by using urban pieces of art. Impulse experiments with an inert tracer (NaCl) were conducted in a marvelous modern artwork, 'Flow of time' in Turku/Abo. The results were successfully interpreted with the classical laminar flow model. The application of the methodology in historical university cities is suggested.
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