Optimal temperature profiles for tubular reactors implemented through a flow reversal strategy

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 4675-4688

  Logist, F ^a   Vande Wouwer, A ^b   Smets, I Y ^a   Van Impe, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Design; Dynamic simulation; Optimisation; Process intensification; Reverse flow reactor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

FLUID TEMPERATURE; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; REVERSE FLOW REACTOR; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34547465267     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.05.027     Document Type: Article

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