Table 8. Reactor Dimension, Mode of Heating, and Feed Rate Used by Various Authors for Supercritical Cracking of Hydrocarbon Fuel Studies.
| authors | mode of heating | reactor ID (mm) | reactor length (mm) | preheater used (yes/no) | feed rate (g/min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin et al.34 | DEHa | 2 | 900 | no | 240 |
| Jiang et al.36 | DEH | 1 | 850 | no | 30 |
| Pan et al.39 | DEH | 2 | 900 | no | 60 |
| Sobkowiak et al.62 | FHb | 1 | 900 | no | 1.8 |
| DeWitt et al.2 | FH | 2.1 | 1270 | no | 8 |
| Beaver et al.65 | FH | 1 | 900 | no | 1.8 |
| Wickham et al.71 | DEH | 3.2 | 305 | no | 8.8 |
| He et al.74 | DEH | 2 | 1000 | no | 60 |
| Jia et al.77 | DEH | 1 | 1000 | no | 4.8 |
| Chakraborty and Kunzru38 | FH | 3 | 800 | yes | 1.6 |
| Liu et al.68 | FH | 2 | 900 | yes | 1.6 |
| Huang et al.32 | DEH | 2 | 600 | yes | 0.6 |
| Heinrich et al.35 | DEH | 5 | 1400 | yes | 10 |
| Xing et al.29 | FH | yes | 2.2 | ||
| Zhu et al.37 | DEH | 2 | 940 | yes | 40 |
DEH: direct electric heating.
FH: external furnace heating.