Computational fluid dynamics-based multiobjective optimization for catalyst design

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 11079-11086

  Cheng, Shueh Hen ^a   Chang, Hsuan ^b   Chen, Yih Hang ^b   Chen, Hsi Jen ^b   Chao, Yung Kang ^b   Liao, Yu Hsiang ^b  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DESIGNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION; LARGE PORES; METHANE STEAM REFORMER; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SPHERICAL CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 78049408600     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie1001839     Document Type: Conference Paper

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