CFD study of the influence of catalyst particle design on steam reforming reaction heat effects in narrow packed tubes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5966-5975

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

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PARTICLES; CONSTANT PRESSURE; TUBE WALLS;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; METHANE; STEAM ENGINEERING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 50849139155     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800315d     Document Type: Article

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