Comparing flow-reversal and inner recirculation reactors: Experiments and simulations

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1849-1858

  Ben Tullilah, Moshe ^a   Alajem, Einat ^a   Gal, Rina ^a   Sheintuch, Moshe ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHYLENE; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; OXIDATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

RECIRCULATION REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ETHYLENE; PLATINUM;

ETHYLENE; FLOW PATTERN; HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BED; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; OSCILLATION; OXIDATION; REACTOR; SIMULATION;

EID: 0038148290     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490721     Document Type: Article

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