Computer-aided scale-up of a packed-bed tubular reactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-104

  Kim, Woohyun ^a   Yun, Choamun ^b   Jung, Ki Taeg ^c   Park, Sunwon ^a   Kim, Sae Heon ^c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Hanwha Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CFD; Design; Heat exchanger design software; Packed bed tubular reactor; Process modeling software; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CFD ANALYSIS; COMBINING PROCESS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN SOFTWARE; HOT SPOT; HOT SPOT PROBLEM; LIFE SPAN; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; PACKED-BED TUBE; PROCESS MODELING; PRODUCTION RATES; REACTOR MODELS; SCALE-UP; SCALING-UP; TUBULAR REACTORS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DESIGN; HEAT EXCHANGERS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84857442874     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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