Simplified model for analyzing catalytic reactions in short monoliths

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 5367-5383

  Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a   Gupta, Nikunj ^a   West, David H ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; HEAT CONVECTION; IGNITION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CATALYTIC MONOLITH; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; LEWIS NUMBER;

CATALYSIS;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMBUSTION;

EID: 0033622748     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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