Modeling and hybrid simulation of slow discharge process of adsorbed methane tanks

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1176-1183

  Hirata, S C ^a   Couto, P ^a   Lara, L G ^b   Cotta, R M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adsorption; ANG; Hybrid methods; Integral transforms; Methane; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CAPACITANCE; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYBRID SENSORS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ADSORBED GAS; ADSORPTIVE MATERIALS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ANG; DISCHARGE PROCESS; ENERGY EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HEAT OF ADSORPTIONS; HYBRID METHODS; HYBRID SIMULATIONS; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS; INTEGRAL-TRANSFORM METHODS; MASS BALANCES; NONLINEAR FORMULATIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; PRESSURE FIELDS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; STORAGE CAPACITIES; THERMAL CAPACITANCES;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

EID: 62749175765     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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