Influence of buoyancy-driven convection on the dynamics of A+B→C reaction fronts in horizontal solution layers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2382-2391

  Rongy, L ^a   Trevelyan, P M J ^a   De Wit, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Convection; Diffusion; Hydrodynamics; Kinetics; Reaction diffusion convection

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DYNAMICS; ENZYME KINETICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS;

BUOYANCY CONVECTION; BUOYANCY-DRIVEN CONVECTION; DIFFERENT DENSITIES; DIFFUSION AND CONVECTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; REACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; REACTION-DIFFUSION-CONVECTION; SPECIES CONCENTRATION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

EID: 77649192860     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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