Simulating a multiphase reactor with continuous phase transition

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3207-3215

  Zhou, Zhi Ming ^a   Cheng, Zhen Min ^a   Yuan, Wei Kang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzene hydrogenation; Diffusion; Modeling; Multiphase reactor; Partial internal wetting; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BENZENE HYDROGENATION; CYCLOHEXANE; FEED INLET TEMPERATURE; MULTIPHASE REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 17544376443     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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