A numerical study of multicomponent mass diffusion and convection in porous pellets for the sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming and desorption processes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4111-4126

  Rout, K R ^a   Solsvik, J ^a   Nayak, A K ^a   Jakobsen, H A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

CO2 capture; Diffusion models; Intra particle mass diffusion; Pellet; Porous media; Sorption enhanced steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; CONVECTIVE FLUX; DESORPTION PROCESS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; DIFFUSION FLUXES; DIFFUSION MODELS; DUSTY GAS MODELS; EFFICIENCY FACTOR; EXTERNAL SURFACES; INTERNAL DIFFUSION; MASS DIFFUSION; MASS DIFFUSION FLUX; MASS FRACTION; MAXWELL-STEFAN; MODEL EVALUATION; MULTI-COMPONENT DIFFUSION; MULTI-GRAIN; MULTICOMPONENTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; PELLET; PORE MODELS; POROUS PELLETS; RATE DETERMINING STEP; SYMMETRY CONDITIONS; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; POROUS MATERIALS; STEAM;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79960212356     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.05.040     Document Type: Article

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