Hybrid modeling of methane reformers. 1. A metamodel for the effectiveness factor of a catalyst pellet with complex geometry

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 9369-9375

  Alberton, André Luis ^a   Schwaab, Marcio ^a   Fontes, Carlos Eduardo ^b   Bittencourt, Roberto Carlos ^c   Pinto, José Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software (ESSS)   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC REFORMING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; METHANE; PELLETIZING;

DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED PROCESS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MASS AND HEAT BALANCES; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; PARTICLE GEOMETRIES; TECHNICAL LITERATURE;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 71649087065     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801830q     Document Type: Article

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