Critical phenomena of an exothermic reaction proceeding on a partially wetted porous catalyst grain

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 508-517

  Kirillov, V A ^a   Mikhailova, I A ^a   Fadeyev, S I ^b   Korolev, V K ^b  

^a BORESKOV INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Russian Federation)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Exothermic reaction; Mathematical simulation; Multiphase processes; Porous catalyst grain

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POROUS MATERIALS; WETTING;

POROUS CATALYST GRAINS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 0036389315     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020326215225     Document Type: Article

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