Wall-to-particle heat transfer in steam reformer tubes: CFD comparison of catalyst particles

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2219-2224

  Dixon, Anthony G ^a   Ertan Taskin, M ^a   Nijemeisland, Michiel ^b   Stitt, E Hugh ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst design; Chemical reactors; Computational fluid dynamics; Heat transfer; Packed bed; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; REFORMING REACTIONS;

CATALYST DESIGN; REACTION ENGINEERING;

HEAT TRANSFER;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 40949143120     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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