Modeling the evaporation of a hydrocarbon feedstock in the convection section of a steam cracker

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-132

  De Schepper, Sandra C K ^a   Heynderickx, Geraldine J ^a   Marin, Guy B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow boiling; Numerical simulation; PLIC; Two phase flow; VOF

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ENERGY TRANSFER; EVAPORATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROCARBONS; MOISTURE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE INTERFACES; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; STEAM CRACKING; TWO PHASE FLOW; VAPORS;

CFD; FLOW BOILING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PLIC; VOF;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 56949086047     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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