Effective models for packed-bed catalytic reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1621-1638

  Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a   Dommeti, Sandra M S ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic reactor; Effective conductivity; Effective diffusivity; Effective model; Packed bed reactor; Pseudohomogeneous model

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EFFECTIVE CONDUCTIVITY; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITY; PACKED BED CATALYTIC REACTORS; PSEUDOHOMOGENEOUS MODEL;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PACKED BED; REACTOR;

EID: 0033150624     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00535-1     Document Type: Article

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