Diffusion Limitation Effects in the Washcoat of a Catalytic Monolith Reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-103

  Leung, D ^a   Hayes, R E ^a   Kolaczkowskl, S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Diffusion; Finite element; Monolith; Washcoat

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; CATALYTIC MONOLITH REACTOR; DIFFUSION LIMITATION EFFECTS; MONOLITH; WASHCOAT;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 0030086126     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740112     Document Type: Article

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