A numerical approach of conjugate hydrogen permeation and polarization in a Pd membrane tube

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 12666-12679

  Chen, Wei Hsin ^a   Syu, Wei Ze ^b   Hung, Chen I ^b   Lin, Yu Li ^c   Yang, Chang Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arctangent function; Concentration polarization index (CPI); Flow pattern; Palladium (Pd) membrane; Source sink pair; Water gas shift reaction

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; COUNTER CURRENT; FEED GAS; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE TUBES; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PALLADIUM (PD) MEMBRANES; PD MEMBRANE; SHELL-SIDE; SOURCE-SINK; SWEEP GAS; WATER GAS SHIFT (WGS) REACTION;

CHEMICAL SHIFT; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; GASES; HYDROGEN; PERMEATION; POLARIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84864964710     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.05.128     Document Type: Article

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