Modeling of multicomponent mass diffusion in porous spherical pellets: Application to steam methane reforming and methanol synthesis

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1986-2000

  Solsvik, Jannike ^a   Jakobsen, Hugo A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dusty gas; Intraparticle diffusion; Maxwell Stefan; Multicomponent diffusion; Porous media; Wilke

Indexed keywords

DUSTY GAS; INTRAPARTICLE DIFFUSION; MAXWELL-STEFAN; MULTI-COMPONENT DIFFUSION; POROUS MEDIA; WILKE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GAS DYNAMICS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METHANE; METHANOL; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; POROUS MATERIALS; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79952454634     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.01.060     Document Type: Article

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