Background and Objectives:

  • Achieving an even flow distribution in large packed bed reactors is critical to their performance.
  • Johnson Matthey Catalysts needed to directly measure the flow distribution of a fluid through such a reactor.
  • Process Tomography offers the opportunity to visualise the contents of vessels and pipelines without disturbing the flow.
  • An ITS p2000 8-channel Electrical Resistance Tomography system was used for data acquisition.

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