In an adiabatic reactor, is the temperature higher or lower when there is a flow deviation?
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In adiabatic reactors, when there is a flow deviation (such as in shift converters and ammonia synthesis towers), is the portion with higher flow rate at a higher temperature or a lower temperature? When is it high, and when is it low?
In an exothermic reaction, the temperature should be higher where the flow rate is high.
If we consider the net heat generated per mole of ammonia produced (after accounting for the heat carried away), and assuming the same flow rate, it should be that the side with a higher flow rate has a higher temperature!
The temperature is higher in areas with slower flow rates; it’s easy to imagine whether the temperature rises or falls when the circulation volume is reduced.