Effect of porous reactor design on conversion of methane to hydrogen

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2171-2189

  Fay, Mattheu ^a   Dhamrat, Ravi ^a   Ellzey, Janet L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Fuel reforming; Packed bed; Reticulated ceramic

Indexed keywords

FUEL REFORMING; PACKED BED REACTORS; PORES PER CENTIMETER (PPC); RETICULATED CERAMICS;

COMBUSTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; REFORMING REACTIONS; ZIRCONIA;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 29144443572     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200500240828     Document Type: Review

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