Modeling of autocyclic reactor for the removal of unburned methane from emissions of natural gas engines

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1063-1070

  Zanoletti, Massimiliano ^a   Klvana, Danilo ^a   Kirchnerova, Jitka ^a   Perrier, Michel ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE EMISSIONS; COUNTER CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIXED BED; GASOLINE FUELS; HIGH-CONTENT; LABORATORY TESTING; METHANE CONVERSIONS; PALLADIUM BASED CATALYSTS; PERFORMANCE SIMULATION; RADIAL HEAT TRANSFER; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TUNING PARAMETER; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

EXHAUST GASES; GAS ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE; PALLADIUM; PELLETIZING;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 76049107897     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900701h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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