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Reactor Design                                                411


            NOMENCLATURE

            English

            A      area or pre-exponential factor

            c      concentration

            CA O   initial concentation of A

                   heat capacity
            C P
            D      diameter

            Dp     particle diameter
            E      activation energy

            F      mass flowrate into a packed bed

            h f j   inside fouling heat-transfer  coefficient


            h fo   outside fouling heat-transfer  coefficient
            h;     inside film heat-transfer  coefficient

            h  0   outside film heat-transfer coefficient

            h w    reactor wall heat-transfer coefficient

            k      reaction rate constant or thermal conductivity

            K P    chemical equilibrium constant

            L B    length of packed bed
            LI     length required for reactor internals


            L R    reactor length
            m      molar flow rate

                   total molar flow rate
            m T




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