The Fluitec Flow Calorimeter (FFC) is especially suitable to obtain thermodynamic information for a scale-up of continuous processes in tubular reactors. This is useful because the released heat can strongly depend on the reaction control, especially for non-selective reactions. With the Fluitec Flow Calorimeter an axial temperature profile along the tube reactor can be recorded and the specific heat of reaction can be determined by means of heat balances and segmental dynamic parameters.
The system consists of a tubular reactor, dosing systems, preheaters, temperature sensors and flow meters. Already existing ContiplantLAB PFR tube reactors can be converted easily into continuous reaction calorimeters.