Modeling of a continuous pretreatment reactor using computational fluid dynamics

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 621-630

  Berson, R Eric ^a   Dasari, Rajesh K ^a   Hanley, Thomas R ^b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auger; Biomass; CFD simulations; Pretreatment reactor; Screw conveyor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCREW CONVEYORS; SLURRIES; VISCOSITY;

AUGER; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PRETREATMENT REACTORS; PRODUCT QUALITY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

SULFURIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE;

BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORN; DILUTION; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VISCOSITY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; FRACTIONATION; HYDROLYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; SOLUBILITY;

ZEA MAYS;

BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; RHEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SULFURIC ACIDS; VISCOSITY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646927896     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/ABAB:130:1:621     Document Type: Conference Paper

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