Scientists at Perm Polytechnic have developed a program that allows designing small-scale reactors for methanol synthesis with precise parameter calculations without conducting full-scale tests. This refers to the process of converting natural gas into methanol – a key stage in chemical production.
The new system models gas mixture movement, heating, cooling, and chemical reactions inside the reactor. The engineer sets the plant's geometry, pressure, temperature, and raw material composition, then receives calculations along the entire length of the reactor.
An engineer can iterate through dozens of design options on a computer and choose the one that maximizes product yield and minimizes the risk of overheating and stagnant zones.
The program has also been compared with commercial foreign packages and has shown comparable calculation accuracy. The development is aimed at small-scale chemistry, where even small deviations in parameters significantly affect product yield.
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