Comparison of CFD simulations to experiment under methane steam reforming reacting conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 690-700

  Behnam, Mohsen ^a   Dixon, Anthony G ^a   Wright, Paul M ^b   Nijemeisland, Michiel ^b   Stitt, E Hugh ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction simulation; Computational fluid dynamics; Experimental validation; Methane steam reforming; Multiscale analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CATALYST; CATALYST PARTICLES; CFD SIMULATIONS; EXIT GAS COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIXED BED REACTOR; INLET GAS TEMPERATURE; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; OUTER SURFACE; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION HEAT; SPECIES PROFILE; TEMPERATURE DROPS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; METHANE; PELLETIZING; STEAM REFORMING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84866865227     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.038     Document Type: Article

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