A CFD approach on simulation of hydrogen production from steam reforming of glycerol in a fluidized bed reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 10271-10284

  Dou, Binlin ^a   Song, Yongchen ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Fluidized bed reactor; Glycerol; Simulation; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

BED EXPANSION; CFD; CFD METHOD; CFD SIMULATIONS; CORE-ANNULUS STRUCTURE; EULERIAN-EULERIAN; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; FLUIDIZING CONDITIONS; GAS-SOLID FLOWS; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INLET GAS VELOCITY; INTERNAL CIRCULATIONS; MOLAR RATIO; RATE MODELS; RESIDENCE TIME; SIMULATION; STEAM REFORMING; TRANSPORT EQUATION; TWO-FLUID;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS PRODUCERS; GLYCEROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 77957266878     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.165     Document Type: Article

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