Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of a Fischer-Tropsch packed bed reactor and its thermal management for liquid hydrocarbon fuel production using biomass syngas

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1363-1379

  Lee, Tae Seok ^a   Chung, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS SYNGAS; CARBON NUMBER; CHAIN GROWTH; COMPUTATIONAL SCHEMES; EULERIAN; EXOTHERMIC CATALYTIC REACTIONS; EXOTHERMIC-HEAT RELEASE; FISCHER TROPSCH; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GASEOUS PHASE; HEAT REMOVAL; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; INTRAPARTICLE; LIGHT HYDROCARBON; LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUEL; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID PHASE; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTIPHASE CONTINUUM; NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDIES; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; PACKED BED REACTOR; POROUS MEDIUM; POROUS MEDIUM MODEL; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; SOLID-PHASE; SPHERICAL CATALYSTS; SYN-GAS; THERMAL DEACTIVATION;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HYDROCARBONS; PACKED BEDS; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS GAS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84857423430     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef201667a     Document Type: Article

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