Experiments with a large-scale reverse flow reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2729-2741

  Nijdam, J L ^a   Van Der Geld, C W M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Convective heat transfer; Gas purification; Non catalytic combustion; Packed bed; Reverse flow reactor; Torus saddles

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; PACKED BEDS;

REVERSE FLOW REACTORS; TORUS SADDLES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; REACTORS; REVERSE FLOW;

EID: 0031213646     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00094-8     Document Type: Article

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