Exergy Analysis and Retrofitting of Natural Gas-based Acetylene Process

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 812-818

  WANG, Zhifang ^a   ZHENG, Danxing ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

acetylene; exergy analysis; hydrogen; natural gas; partial oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; EXERGY; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN; LIGHTING; MAINTENANCE; NATURAL GAS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; QUENCHING; RETROFITTING; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE HEAT;

ASPEN PLUSSES; ENTIRE SYSTEMS; EXERGY ANALYSES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY LOSSES; IMPROVEMENT RATIOS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PARTIAL OXIDATION; PRODUCTION PROCESSES; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; REACTION HEATS; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCES; WATER QUENCHING;

GASES;

EID: 56049094105     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(08)60161-5     Document Type: Article

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