Radiation model of a Tio2-coated, quartz wool, packed-bed photocatalytic reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1030-1044

  Imoberdorf, G E ^a   Vella, G ^b   Sclafani, A ^b   Rizzuti, L ^b   Alfano, O M ^a   Cassano, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monte carlo; Packed bed reactor; Photocatalysis; Quartz wool; Radiation modeling

Indexed keywords

DESIGN VARIABLES; DIAMETER-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FIBER SURFACE; MODELING PREDICTIONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; NONUNIFORMITY; PACKED BED REACTOR; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; QUARTZ FIBERS; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION FLUXES; RADIATION MODELING; RADIATION MODELS; RADIATIVE ENERGY; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIONS; TIO; TRANSMITTED RADIATION;

FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; LIGHTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PACKED BEDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; QUARTZ; RADIATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WOOL; YARN;

OXIDE MINERALS;

CATALYSTS; GLASS FIBERS; ILLUMINATION; QUARTZ; RADIATION; REFRACTIVITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WOOL; YARN;

EID: 77949303711     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11863     Document Type: Article

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