Header design for flow equalization in microstructured reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-38

  Rebrov, Evgeny V ^a   Ismagilov, Ilyas Z ^a,b   Ekatpure, Rahul P ^a   De Croon, Mart H J M ^a   Schouten, Jaap C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b BORESKOV INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

CFD; Design; Flow maldistribution; Microreactor; Thick walled screen

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; MICROREACTORS; THICK-WALLED SCREEN;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33846331661     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11043     Document Type: Article

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