Transport phenomena in a catalytic monolith: Effect of the superficial reaction

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 911-923

  Di Benedetto, A ^a   Marra, F S ^a   Donsi F ^b   Russo, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalytic reaction; CFD simulation; Heat transfer; Monolith reactor; Navier Stokes equations

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REACTION KINETICS;

CATALYTIC REACTIONS; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS; MONOLITH REACTORS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 33645568175     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10680     Document Type: Article

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