Microreactor numbering-up in multi-scale networks for industrial-scale applications: Impact of flow maldistribution on the reactor performances

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 372-379

  Saber, M ^a   Commenge, J M ^a   Falk, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic; Microreactor; Multi scale networks; Robustness; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC REACTIONS; FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; FLOW UNIFORMITY; GLOBAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; MICRO-REACTOR; MULTI-SCALE NETWORKS; MULTISCALES; OVERALL REACTIONS; PARALLEL CHANNEL; PARALLEL MICROCHANNELS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE;

CATALYSIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 71849097132     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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