Detailed modeling of the evaporation and thermal decomposition of urea-water solution in SCR systems

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1998-2009

  Ebrahimian, Vahid ^a   Nicolle, Andre ^a   Habchi, Chawki ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Adblue; Evaporation; Kinetics; Multicomponent; Thermolysis SCR; Urea decomposition; UWS

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MODELS; ADBLUE; AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST; CYANURIC ACIDS; DETAILED MODELING; DROPLET EVAPORATION; EVAPORATION MODEL; GAS PHASE CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE; ISOCYANIC ACIDS; KINETIC SCHEME; KINETICS MODELS; MULTICOMPONENTS; NON RANDOM TWO LIQUIDS; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEMS; SOLID-PHASE CONCENTRATION; UREA DECOMPOSITION; UWS; WATER EVAPORATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME KINETICS; EVAPORATION; HEATING RATE; KINETICS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION; THERMOLYSIS; UREA;

METABOLISM;

EID: 84862026857     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12736     Document Type: Article

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