What is the typical pressure difference in shaft radial transformation furnaces?
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Which sister company uses shaft radial conversion furnaces? What is the typical pressure difference value in such cases? What is the alarm value? Is the decision to replace the catalyst based on the pressure difference?
The pressure difference in the reactor is related to the type of reactor and the amount of catalyst loaded; generally, the pressure drop in axial reactors used in shift converters does not exceed 50 kPa. There are many reasons for replacing the catalyst; for example, an increase in bed pressure drop, a CO concentration exiting the shift converter that is higher than the design value, and a significant drop in bed temperature can all indicate changes in the catalyst’s activity or particle agglomeration within the bed.