Turbulence modelling of multiphase flow in high-pressure trickle-bed reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1806-1819

  Lopes, Rodrigo J G ^a   Quinta Ferreira, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Euler Euler; Liquid holdup; Pressure drop; Trickle bed reactor; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROPS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; FLOW RATE; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CFD MODELS; CONSERVATION LAWS; CONVERGENCE CRITERION; DISCRETIZATION METHODS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EULER-EULER; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FIXED-BED REACTORS; GAS AND LIQUID FLOWS; GRID OPTIMIZATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; INTERSTITIAL FLOWS; LIQUID DISTRIBUTIONS; LIQUID FLOW RATES; LIQUID HOLDUP; LIQUID PHASIS; MESH SIZES; MOMENTUM EQUATIONS; MULTI-PHASE REACTORS; MULTIPHASE TURBULENCES; NUMERICAL ACCURACIES; NUMERICAL DISPERSIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; PACKED BED; PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATIONS; PHASE REACTORS; RENORMALIZATION GROUPS; REYNOLDS STRESS; STRONG HETEROGENEITIES; TIME STEPS; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; TRICKLE-BED REACTOR; TURBULENCE MODELLING; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGIES; TWO-PHASE PRESSURE DROPS; UP-WIND SCHEMES;

TURBULENCE MODELS;

EID: 62249087073     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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