Evaluation of radiative transfer using the finite volume method in cylindrical photoreactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3930-3940

  Huang, Qingshan ^a   Liu, Tianzhong ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Yao, Lishan ^a   Gao, Lili ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Design; Finite volume method (FVM); Photoreactor; Radiation; Scale up; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY WALLS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE VOLUME METHOD (FVM); LIGHT INTENSITY; MULTI-PHYSICS; NONUNIFORMITY; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PARTICIPATING MEDIA; PHOTOREACTORS; RADIATION TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; SCALE-UP; SCALING-UP; SCATTERING MEDIUM; SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; QUARTZ; RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD;

EID: 79959673814     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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