Dynamics of a three-phase upflow fixed-bed catalytic reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2391-2400

  Julcour, C ^a   Stuber F ^a   Le Lann, J M ^a   Wilhelm, A M ^a   Delmas, H ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Cocurrent upflow; Dynamic modeling; Fixed bed reactor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM;

COCURRENT UPFLOW; FIXED BED REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST; DYNAMIC MODELING; FIXED BED; HYDROGENATION; REACTOR;

EID: 0033166569     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00304-2     Document Type: Article

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