Three-dimensional simulation of a fluid catalytic cracking riser reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2602-2617

  Das, Asit K ^a   Baudrez, Edward ^a   Marin, Guy B ^a   Heynderickx, Geraldine J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

RISER REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYTIC CONVERTER; CRACKING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MODELING; REACTOR; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; DENSITY; FLOW; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037872072     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020744g     Document Type: Article

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