Intensification of
Reactions/Reactors using Heat Pipes
Heat transfer is always an
important part of reactor design. Heat pipes are
an extremely rapid and efficient, but passive,
method of transferring heat, but have seldom
been used in reactors. Tight control of heat
transfer can significantly affect product yield
and quality in a wide range of industrial
processes. In this project we will design, build
and evaluate a range of heat pipe-containing
reactors for applications where heat transfer is
critical, including highly exothermic reactions
and various bioreactions.
Prof David Reay, one of the
supervisors of this work, is an acknowledged
World expert on heat pipe design and
applications.
See here for
details of a previous project involving heat
pipes.
For more details, please
contact Prof Adam Harvey,
Prof David Reay or
Dr Kamelia Boodhoo.
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