Simplified method for effectiveness factor calculations in irregular geometries of washcoats

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1447-1459

  Papadias, D ^a   Edsberg, L ^a   Bjornbom P ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Effectiveness factor; Irregular shapes; Mixture of sizes; Washcoats

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS; LANGMUIR-HINSHELWOOD RATES; WASHCOATS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

GEOMETRICAL EFFECT;

EID: 0034055116     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00375-9     Document Type: Article

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