Exergy analysis with a flowsheeting simulator - II. Application; synthesis gas production from natural gas

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 4701-4715

  Hinderink, A P ^a   Kerkhof, F P J M ^a   Lie, A B K ^a   De Swaan Arons, J ^b   Van Der Kooi, H J ^b  

^a Stork Comprimo BV   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; NATURAL GAS; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EXERGY ANALYSIS; FLOWSHEETING SIMULATOR; STEAM REFORMING; STOICHIOMETRIC NUMBER; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0030267439     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)00221-7     Document Type: Article

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