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hi iam 4th year Chemica Engineering Student. its now short time to final term , iam confused for final year project. can any one suggest me what to select/chose for project. please
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As in my point of view choose one simple project comprise of mass balance,energy balance,a design of equipment like heat exchanger,distillation column etc ,cost estimation like that.For example you can take manufacture of ethylene glycol......

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Submitted Chris Haslego, Nov 21 2011 11:21 AM | Last updated Nov 21 2011 01:29 PM

Category:	Equipment Design
Question:	I would like to know how to size a partial combustion reactor processing methane and oxygen, as a function of the flowrate and of the pressure.
Keywords:	partial,combustion,reactor,methane,oxygen
Answer:	In your case, you essentially have two reactions:CH₄ + 3/2 O₂ ---> CO + 2 H₂O (incomplete combustion)CH₄ + 2 O₂ ---> CO₂ + 2 H₂O (complete combustion)each of these reactions has a specific rate at which it occurs. If you wanted to design a reactor properly, you'd need to determine the conversion of methane in each of the above reactions. The upper limit of your flowrate is bound by the rate of reaction. If the flowrate is too high, the reaction simply won't take place (ie. the flame will burn out). I'm not sure that there is a simple relationship between pressure and flowrate in this case. The gases need to spend a certain amount of time in the reactor in order for the combustion to take place (residence time). Once you know the residence time, you could design a reactor for your specific flowrate. I expect that the residence time for a combustion reaction of this sort would be very small, although I cannot find an estimate anywhere. I recommend contacting the following people who should certainly be of more assistance:1. Combustion and Fuels Research LaboratoryDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX 77843-3123(409) 845-47052. Naval Research LaboratoryDr. Ronald S. SheinsonWashington, DC 20375(202) 404-8101Uses 28 m³, 56 m³, and 840 m³ fire test compartments3. Dr. David T. PrattSpecializes in computational modeling of combustion processesContact him with the link below
Links:	Contact Dr. David Pratt