Hybrid modeling of methane reformers. 2. Modeling of the industrial reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 9376-9382

  Schwaab, Marcio ^a   Alberton, André Luis ^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

CATALYSTS; GEOMETRY; METHANE; PELLETIZING; STEAM REFORMING;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; ENERGY GENERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL REACTORS; PSEUDO-HOMOGENEOUS MODELING; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

EID: 71649101235     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801831m     Document Type: Article

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