Simulation and Design of Fluid Catalytic-Cracking Riser-Type Reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 486-494

  Theologos, K N ^a   Nikou, I D ^a   Lygeros, A I ^a   Markatos, N C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORIZATION;

FEED INJECTOR GEOMETRY; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING RISER TYPE REACTORS; GRADUAL FEEDSTOCK VAPORIZATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0031077476     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430221     Document Type: Article

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