Numerical simulation and experimental verification of gas flow through packed beds

Powder Technology

Volumn 152, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 31-40

  Natarajan, S ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Briens, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Diffusion; Laminar flow; Packed bed; Porosity; Porous media

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL METHODS; NYLON POLYMERS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PACKED BEDS; POLYMERIZATION;

ELIMINATION PROCESSES; GAS FLOW; NUMERICAL MODELS; NYLON12;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

MONOMER; NYLON; POLYMER;

GAS FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; PACKED BED; POROUS MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COST; ELIMINATION REACTION; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYMER PRODUCTION; POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 18344387540     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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