Discussion on the temperature of the clear liquid
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Dear experts in the chemical industry, what is the temperature of the water used to feed the acetylene generators in various chlor-alkali plants?
It’s not good if it’s too low; if it’s too low, there won’t be enough water added, and the solid content in the slurry will be high
Can you go that low? It’s seventy or eighty degrees coming out of the generator – how low can you get it?
It’s quite high here; it’s over 50 degrees, and at its highest it reaches 60 degrees. I want to lower the temperature and wonder what level would be appropriate. Personally, I think around 45° would be suitable. I’m not sure if there are any relevant data to support this – what exactly is the optimal temperature?
In fact, there is no strict boundary for this; it mainly depends on the temperature control of the generator – as long as it can be kept above 85°C, and the ratio of calcium carbide to fresh water added is around 1:1.5, that’s sufficient. The temperatures vary in each of the four seasons.
The ideal temperature should be around 30 degrees; at this temperature, the solid content of the slurry is 18.6%, as stated in books.