Influence of two-dimensional distribution schemes upon reactor performance in a ceramic microchannel network for autothermal methanol reforming

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 10956-10964

  Moreno, Angela M ^a   Damodharan, Shalini ^a   Wilhite, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-THERMAL; CERAMIC MICRO-CHANNELS; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; COMPLEX FLOW; HYDROGEN YIELDS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; METHANOL REFORMING; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; PROCESS FLOWS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; METHANOL; MICROCHANNELS; STEAM ENGINEERING; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMOANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 78049381844     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100639h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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