Heat transfer enhancement of steam reformation by passive flow disturbance inside the catalyst bed

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 995-1003

  Erickson, Paul Anders ^a   Liao, Chang Hsien ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Flowpath; Hydrogen; Methanol; Reformer

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CATALYST BED; ENDOTHERMIC REACTION; HEAT SOURCE; STEAM REFORMING PROCESS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

EID: 34948874860     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2728906     Document Type: Article

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