Design and fluid dynamic analysis of a three-fluidized-bed reactor system for chemical-looping hydrogen generation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4267-4278

  Xue, Zhipeng ^a   Chen, Shiyi ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Xiang, Wenguo ^a  

^a Ministry of Education ^*  (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR REACTORS; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; CHEMICAL LOOPING; DESIGN SCHEME; DOWN-COMER; FUEL REACTORS; GAS LEAKAGES; GAS PRODUCT; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; INLET GAS; LONG-TERM OPERATION; OXYGEN CARRIER; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRODUCT STREAMS; PURE CARBON DIOXIDE; REACTOR SYSTEMS; SOLID PRODUCTS; SOLIDS CIRCULATION RATES; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; TOTAL SOLIDS; WATER CONDENSATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF GASES; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; SUPERSATURATION;

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EID: 84858783223     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie201052r     Document Type: Article

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