Mathematical modelling of heat transfer in a catalytic reformer

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-220

  Selsil, A ^a   Movchan, N V ^a   Movchan, A B ^a   Kolaczkowski, S T ^b   Awdry, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Endothermic exothermic reactions; Heat transfer; Modelling a catalyst reformer; Thermal coupling

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CATALYSTS; COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFORMING REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; MODELLING-A-CATALYST REFORMER; THERMAL COUPLING;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 17644393553     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/hxh031     Document Type: Article

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