Pseudo 3-D simulation of a falling film microreactor based on realistic channel and film profiles

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5149-5159

  Al Rawashdeh, Ma'moun ^a,b   Hessel, Volker ^a,b   Löb, Patrick ^a   Mevissen, Koen ^a,b   Schönfeld, Friedhelm ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Falling film reactor; Microreactor; Microstructure; Multiphase reaction; Numerical analysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FALLING FILM REACTOR; MICROREACTOR; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTIPHASE REACTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EID: 53149141352     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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