Modeling and Simulation of Methanol Synthesis in Fluidized Bed Reactor

In this pater a fluidized bed reactor for methanol reaction has been modeled. The achieved model is two phase model for the fluidized bed rectors based on some assumptions which simulate the reality, and the model equations have been solved using MATLAB. The reactor performance has been tested for some operating conditions to determine the effect of these operating parameters on the methanol production rate. The results have been compared with the available industrial data; the comparison shows that there is 30% increase in methanol flow rate when produce in fluidized bed reactor.