Heat and mass transfer limitations in monolith reactor simulation with non uniform washcoat thickness

Latin American Applied Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Gonzo, E E ^a   Gottifredi, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Effectiveness factor; Monolith reactor; Reactor engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651416774     PISSN: 03270793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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