Multiscale modelling strategy for structured catalytic reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 4389-4402

  Heidebrecht, Peter ^a   Pfafferodt, Matthias ^b   Sundmacher, Kai ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mass transport limitation; Model hierarchy; Model reduction; Multiscale; Reactor design; Structured packing

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORT LIMITATION; MODEL HIERARCHY; MODEL REDUCTION; MULTISCALES; REACTOR DESIGNS; STRUCTURED PACKINGS;

DESIGN;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 80051667273     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.03.052     Document Type: Article

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