Effect of the mode of heat withdrawal on the asymmetry of temperature profiles in reverse-flow reactors. Catalytic combustion of methane as a test case

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2679-2689

  Gosiewski, Krzysztof ^a,b   Warmuzinski, Krzysztof ^b  

^a JAN DLUGOSZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Combustion; Dynamic simulation; Heat recovery; Mathematical modelling; Reverse flow reactors

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

CATALYST TEMPERATURE; CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; REVERSE-FLOW REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 34247171851     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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