Heat extraction from a flow reversal reactor in lean methane combustion

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 2 A, 2005, Pages 205-213

  Kushwaha, A ^a   Poirier, M ^b   Hayes, R E ^a   Sapoundjiev, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Energy generation; Heat trap; Methane; Reverse flow

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; METHANE; PACKED BEDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE FEED; FLOW REVERSAL REACTOR; METHANE COMBUSTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMBUSTION; METHANE;

EID: 15444379292     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.04177     Document Type: Article

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