Numerical modeling and parametric studies of Steam reformers

Heat Transfer Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-245

  Ventura, C ^a   Azevedo, J L T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Numerical modeling; Steam Reforming

Indexed keywords

2-D APPROXIMATION; BURNER MODELS; C LANGUAGE; COUPLED MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEOMETRIC SCALE; GLOBAL DIMENSION; HEAT FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; IN-CHANNELS; MULTIPLE PASSAGE; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; RADIATION SHIELD; REFORMER MODEL; SCALE-UP; STEAM REFORMER; STEAM REFORMING; USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS;

HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77956170037     PISSN: 10642285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/HeatTransRes.v41.i3.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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