Design and testing of a control system for reverse-flow catalytic afterburners

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3020-3027

  Hevia, Miguel A G ^a   Ordóñez, Salvador ^a   Díez, Fernando V ^a   Fissore, Davide ^b   Barresi, Antonello A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adiabatic reactor; Autothermal combustion; Reaction extinction; Reverse flow reactors

Indexed keywords

AFTERBURNERS (ENGINE); BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; INTAKE SYSTEMS;

ADIABATIC REACTOR; AUTOTHERMAL COMBUSTION; REACTION EXTINCTION; REVERSE FLOW REACTORS;

CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COMBUSTION; REVERSE FLOW;

EID: 27844482516     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10573     Document Type: Article

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