CFD simulation of FCC process in downer reactors

Huagong Xuebao/Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China)

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1078-1086

  Zheng, Yu ^a   Wei, Fei ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); Downer reactor; Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC); Lumping kinetic model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DOWNER REACTOR; LUMPING KINETIC MODEL; YIELDS DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0346147165     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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