Thermal modeling of microwave heated packed and fluidized bed catalytic reactors

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-174

  Thomas Jr , J R ^a   Faucher, Florent ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COOLING; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MICROWAVE HEATING;

FLUIDIZED BED CATALYTIC CHEMICAL REACTORS; PACKED-BED CATALYTIC CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; HEAT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CERAMICS; HEAT; METALS; MICROWAVES; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0034353404     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2000.11688433     Document Type: Article

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