A scaling analysis of the effects of natural convection, when Sal'nikov's reaction: P → A → B occurs, together with diffusion and heat transfer in a batch reactor

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 7 A, 2006, Pages 553-561

  Campbell, A N ^a   Cardoso, S S S ^a   Hayhurst, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch reaction; Cool flames; Natural convection; Oscillating reactions; Oscillations; Sal'nikov; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BATCH REACTOR; COOL FLAMES; SAL'NIKOV'S REACTIONS; THERMOKINETIC OSCILLATIONS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33746159361     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05213     Document Type: Article

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