##  [Packed Bed Reactor](/packed-bed-reactor) 

  ##  [Packed Bed Reactor](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/packed-bed-reactor-0) 

  

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Definition

A reactor in which the fluid reactants flow through a stationary bed of solid particles (catalyst pellets, adsorbents, or packing) so that reaction or adsorption occurs at particle surfaces and within pores; performance is governed by convective flow through the void space, pressure drop, external and intraparticle mass and heat transfer resistances, and heterogeneous surface reaction kinetics.