Comprehensive modeling of gas fluidized-bed reactors allowing for transients, multiple flow regimes and selective removal of species

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-21

  Mahecha Botero, Andres ^a   Grace, John ^a   Elnashaie, Said S E H ^a   Lim, C Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic reactors; Dynamic simulation; Fluidization; Fluidized beds; Membranes; Modeling; Multiphase; Reaction engineering; Reactor models

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CATALYTIC REACTORS; MULTIPHASE; REACTION ENGINEERING; REACTOR MODELS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 33645022674     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1258     Document Type: Article

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