Effect of solids loading method on bed porosity and gas flux distribution in a fixed-bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 4981-4991

  Mathias, Mark F ^a,b   Muldowney, Gregory P ^a  

^a MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Packed bed; Particle; Powder technology; Reaction engineering; Voidage

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; ORIFICES; PACKED BEDS; POROSITY;

FIXED-BED REACTORS; VOIDAGE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FIXED BED; HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BED; POROSITY; REACTOR;

EID: 0034326649     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00133-0     Document Type: Article

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