A comparison of measured temperatures with those calculated numerically and analytically for an exothermic chemical reaction inside a spherical batch reactor with natural convection

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3068-3082

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Mathematical modelling; Natural convection; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SPHERICAL REACTORS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL EXPLOSION;

BATCH REACTORS;

BATCH REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34247512867     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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