Laminar flow and forced convection heat transfer in plate-type monolith structures by a finite element solution

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1963-1978

  Giudici, Raoul ^a   Tronconi, Enrico ^a  

^a Dipto Chim Organ/Indust Univ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONVECTIVE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MONOLITHS;

AMMONIA; CATALYSTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLUX; INTERPOLATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUSSELT NUMBER;

CATALYTIC REDUCTION; FORCED CONVECTION; GRAETZ PROBLEM; PLATE TYPE MONOLITH CATALYSTS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0030153001     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00253-7     Document Type: Article

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