Effect of wall properties on the behavior of bench-scale reverse flow reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3203-3209

  Hevia, Miguel A G ^a   Ordóñez, Salvador ^a   Díez, Fernando V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adiabatic reactor; Autothermal combustion; Heat capacity; Reverse flow afterburners; Thermal conductivity; Wall effects

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ADIABATIC REACTORS; AUTOTHERMAL COMBUSTION; REVERSE FLOW AFTERBURNERS; WALL EFFECTS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33748532226     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10920     Document Type: Article

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