Effect of intraparticle convection on the transient behavior of fixed-bed reactors: Finite differences and collocation methods for solving unidimensional models

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1201-1225

  Quinta Ferreira, R M ^a   Almeida Costa, Cristina A ^a   Rodrigues, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS;

COLLOCATION METHODS; FIXED BED REACTORS; INTRAPARTICLE CONVECTION; LARGE PORE CATALYSTS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0030269095     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(95)00230-8     Document Type: Article

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