Parametric study of unsteady-state flow modulation in trickle-bed reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2585-2595

  Khadilkar, M R ^a,b   Al Dahhan, M H ^a   Dudukovic M P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b GE Plastics   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogenation; Induced flow modulation; Periodic operation; Trickle bed reactors

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGENATION; LIQUIDS; VELOCITY; WETTING;

INDUCED FLOW MODULATION; PERIODIC OPERATION; REACTANT LIMITATION; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

HYDROGENATION; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 0033165980     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00426-6     Document Type: Article

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