Auto-cyclic reactor: Design and evaluation for the removal of unburned methane from emissions of natural gas engines

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 945-954

  Zanoletti, Massimiliano ^a   Klvana, Danilo ^a   Kirchnerova, Jitka ^a   Perrier, Michel ^a   Guy, Christophe ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Chemical reactors; Heat transfer; Natural gas; Packed bed; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC ENGINES; AIR; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS; EXHAUST GASES; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GAS EMISSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; ORE PELLETS; PACKED BEDS; PELLETIZING; SILICATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOANALYSIS;

CORDIERITE MONOLITHS; COUNTER CURRENTS; EXHAUST GAS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FIXED BEDS; FLUID VELOCITIES; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; INNOVATIVE DESIGNS; KINETIC DATUM; LONGITUDINAL FINS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE CONVERSIONS; NATURAL GAS ENGINES; NON-ADIABATIC; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PACKED BED; PELLET TYPE CATALYSTS; PILOT UNITS; REACTION ENGINEERING; REACTOR COMPARTMENTS; REACTOR CONFIGURATIONS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE BETWEEN; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

GAS ENGINES;

EID: 59049086813     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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