Software development for design and simulation of terraced wall and top fired primary steam reformers

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1433-1446

  Zamaniyan, A ^a   Zoghi, A T ^a   Ebrahimi, H ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Methane steam reforming; Modeling; Reformer furnaces; Simulation; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; REFORMING REACTIONS;

METHANE STEAM REFORMING; REFORMER FURNACES;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 42949088406     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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