CFD simulation of a methane steam reforming reactor

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sadeghi, Mohammad Taghi ^a   Molaei, Mazaher ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Fixed bed reactor; Simulation; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NICKEL OXIDE; STEAM;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNIQUE; FIXED BED REACTOR; FIXED-BED REACTORS; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; REFORMING REACTORS; SIMULATION; SKIN TEMPERATURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 46749123589     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1593     Document Type: Article

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