The report describes the experimental and the computational activities
undertaken in the last nine months and aimed at
characterizing one laboratory vessel and two differently equipped
industrial size reactors (CE12500 and BE12500).
Chapter 2 describes the experimental work. Chapter 3
describes the computational work.
Chapter 4 describes results obtained for the three
configurations examined.
In Appendix A, modelling strategies used in this work are
described. Parameters used for characterization of CSTRs are
presented together with the methodology used to make calculations from the data
obtained by CFD simulations.
In appendix B, the derivation of the power characteristics
(power number versus Reynolds number curve) is shown for the laboratory
reactor, the CE12500 and the BE12500.
This report is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing a brief highlighted
hypertext version of the work performed.