A finite element computational fluid dynamics sensitivity analysis for the conceptual design of a carbothermic aluminium reactor

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 407-414

  Gerogiorgis, Dimitrios I ^a   Erik Ydstie, B ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOTHERMIC REACTORS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS;

ALUMINUM METALLURGY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 1542315965     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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