Jacket flow area of the reaction vessel
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I would like to consult the experts: I am planning to purchase a reactor. When guide plates are installed in the jacket of a stainless steel reactor, must the area of the flow interface be larger than the cross-sectional area of the jacket’s flange connections? If the flow interface area is smaller, for the same flow rate the flow velocity is higher, which is beneficial for heat transfer, although the pressure drop is greater.
The cross-sectional area of the flow interface generally needs to be larger than that of the jacket interface flange; otherwise, there will be high resistance, more material will be required, and manufacturing will be inconvenient.