A numerical investigation of catalytic oxidation of very lean methane-air mixtures within a packed-bed reactor

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-99

  Younis, L B ^a   Wierzba, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; MIXTURES; OXIDATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PLATINUM; STOICHIOMETRY;

CATALYTIC BEDS; CATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PACKED BED REACTORS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 3042701255     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v7.i2.20     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. x Res. Chem. Intermed., vol. 24, pp. 613-623, 1998.
2. Cybulski, A. and Moulijn, J., Structured Catalysts and Reactors, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1998.
3. Depiak, A. M. and Wierzba, I., An experimental investigation of oxidation of common gaseous fuels over cobalt oxide/chro mium oxide catalyst in a packed-bed reactor, ASME Energy Resources Technology Conference & Exhibition, ETCE99-6709, pp. 1-5, 1999.
4. Goralski, C. T. and Schmidt, L. D., Modeling heterogeneous and homogenous reactions in the high-temperature catalytic com bustion of methane, Chem. Eng. Sci., vol. 54, pp. 5791-5807, 1999.
5. Groppi, G. and Tronconi, E., Theoretical analysis of mass and heat transfer in monolith catalysts with triangular channels, Chem. Eng. Sci., vol. 52, pp. 3521-3526, 1997.
6. Groppi, G., Tronconi, E., and Forzatti, P., Mathematical models of catalytic combustors, Catal. Rev. Sci. Eng., vol. 41, pp. 227-245, 1999.
7. Hayes, R. E., Kolaczkowski, S. T., and Thomas, W. J., Finite-ele ment model for a catalytic monolith reactor, Comput. Chem. Eng., vol. 16, pp. 645-657, 1992.
8. Markatou, P., Pfefferle, L. D., and Smooke, M. D., A computa tional study of methane-air combustion over heated catalytic and noncatalytic surfaces, Combustion and Flame, vol. 93, pp. 185-201, 1993.
9. Modest, M. F., Radiative Heat Transfer, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1993.
10. Pfefferle, L. D. and Pfefferle, W. C., Catalysis in combustion, Catal. Rev. Sci. Eng., vol. 29, pp. 219-267, 1987.
11. Prasad, R., Kennedy, L. A., and Ruckenstein, E., Catalytic com bustion, Catal. Rev. Sci. Eng., vol. 26, pp. 1-58, 1984.
12. Song, X., Williams, W. R., Schmidt, L. D., and Aris, R., Bifurca tion behavior in homogeneous-heterogeneous combustion: II. Computations for stagnation-point flow, Combustion and Flame, vol. 84, pp. 292-311, 1991.
13. T'ien, J. S., Mathematical models of catalytic combustors, Com bustion Sci. Technol., vol. 26, pp. 65-75, 1981.
14. Trimm, D. L. and Lam, C. W., The combustion of methane on platinum-alumina fiber catalysts - I. Kinetics and mecha nism, Chem. Eng. Sci., vol. 35, pp. 1405-1413, 1980.
15. Wakao, N. and Kaguei, S., Heat and Mass Transfer in Packed Beds, Gordon & Breach, New York, NY, 1982.