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[meursault92]

So I am designing a process wherein I have an exothermic reaction happening in a Isothermal CSTR. I have two feed streams one liquid and one gas (all at atmospheric conditions). The gas streams needs to be compressed. 

 

Does it make sense to heat up the reactor feed to reaction temperature (190 C) maybe using the heat of compression and/or steam?

 

Or would it make sense to just feed the reactants into the reactor cold? (Can I do this? will it work?)

 

Thanks!

[Art Montemayor]

How fast (or rapid) is the expected reaction?

How much heat energy is being released by the exotherm reaction?

Are you designing a batch reaction or a steady state reaction?

If the reaction is a batch one, how do you propose to use the compressor compression heat?

If the reaction is steady state, how do you propose to ensure sufficient residence time for the reactants to combine?

We need a lot of more specific details and data of what you are proposing before giving comments that could help you.