The radiation and convection section of a steam cracker are thermally coupled. Optimization and design requires a coupled simulation of both sections. In this work a 1D model for the convection section, CONVEC-1D, is developed. Several models for the different heat transfer phenomena are implemented and evaluated. For flow boiling, an empirical and a mechanistic model are developed and compared for both single-and multicomponent hydrocarbon feeds. The latter is performing best over a wide range of operating conditions, taking into account the different two-phase flow regimes. The coupled iterative procedure is demonstrated for an n-pentane steam cracker convection section.
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