Gray/nongray gas radiation modeling in steam cracker CFD calculations

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1658-1669

  Stefanidis, G D ^a,b   Merci, B ^a   Heynderickx, G J ^a   Marin, G B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat transfer; Nongray gas model; Radiation; Steam cracking furnaces

Indexed keywords

NONGRAY GAS RADIATION; REACTOR TUBES; WIDE BAND MODEL;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUE GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION;

STEAM CRACKING;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUE GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION; STEAM CRACKING;

EID: 34447542908     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11186     Document Type: Article

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