Hot wire anemometry for experimental determination of flow distribution in multilayer microreactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Pfeifer, P ^a   Schubert, K ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constant temperature anemometry; Flow distribution; Hot wire anemometry; Layer thickness; Methanol steam reforming; Microchannel reactor; Microstructured reactor; Nanoparticle washcoat

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; FLOW STRUCTURE; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP;

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE ANEMOMETRY; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HOT WIRE ANEMOMETRY; LAYER THICKNESS; MICROCHANNEL REACTOR; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTOR; NANOPARTICLE WASHCOAT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; FLOW STRUCTURE; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 36048929148     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.07.034     Document Type: Article

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